--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to aj4ik: 12.45 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 117.28 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2702 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2561 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to kg4fqg: 12.45 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 297.39 degrees Elevation angle to kg4fqg: +0.0900 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3445 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between kg4fqg and aj4ik: Free space path loss: 101.82 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.04 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 32.21 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 31.98 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.63 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.02 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7549 N, 82.2425 W, 0.20 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7565 N, 82.2463 W, 0.45 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7575 N, 82.2486 W, 0.60 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7578 N, 82.2494 W, 0.64 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7598 N, 82.2540 W, 0.94 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7607 N, 82.2563 W, 1.09 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7614 N, 82.2578 W, 1.18 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7617 N, 82.2586 W, 1.23 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7735 N, 82.2862 W, 3.00 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7946 N, 82.3360 W, 6.18 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7985 N, 82.3452 W, 6.77 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8125 N, 82.3782 W, 8.88 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8132 N, 82.3798 W, 8.97 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8135 N, 82.3805 W, 9.02 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8145 N, 82.3828 W, 9.17 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 240.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 4987.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 1432.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.