--==[ 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 ghsgreer: 12.26 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 61.47 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreer: -0.1320 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1311 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to kg4fqg: 12.26 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 241.58 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.0454 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0106 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 ghsgreer: Free space path loss: 101.69 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.71 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.03 dB Field strength at ghsgreer: 44.31 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 43.95 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 53.83 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreer and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8725 N, 82.3528 W, 7.00 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8712 N, 82.3559 W, 7.20 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8695 N, 82.3597 W, 7.45 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8515 N, 82.4000 W, 10.05 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8444 N, 82.4160 W, 11.08 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8441 N, 82.4168 W, 11.13 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 248.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 6412.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 2254.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.