--==[ 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 gspnws_55: 12.56 miles Azimuth to gspnws_55: 74.93 degrees Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.1202 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2384 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws_55 Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL Distance to kg4fqg: 12.56 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 255.05 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.0616 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0334 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 gspnws_55: Free space path loss: 101.90 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 127.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.65 dB Field strength at gspnws_55: 38.47 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 22.43 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 27.47 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws_55 and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8621 N, 82.3171 W, 5.68 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8619 N, 82.3179 W, 5.73 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8617 N, 82.3187 W, 5.78 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8612 N, 82.3212 W, 5.92 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8610 N, 82.3220 W, 5.97 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8608 N, 82.3228 W, 6.02 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8607 N, 82.3236 W, 6.06 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8605 N, 82.3244 W, 6.11 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8603 N, 82.3252 W, 6.16 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8601 N, 82.3260 W, 6.21 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8599 N, 82.3269 W, 6.25 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8598 N, 82.3277 W, 6.30 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8596 N, 82.3285 W, 6.35 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.8594 N, 82.3293 W, 6.40 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8592 N, 82.3301 W, 6.45 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.8590 N, 82.3309 W, 6.49 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8589 N, 82.3317 W, 6.54 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.8587 N, 82.3326 W, 6.59 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.8583 N, 82.3342 W, 6.68 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.8582 N, 82.3350 W, 6.73 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.8393 N, 82.4204 W, 11.75 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8391 N, 82.4212 W, 11.80 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 506.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 6600.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 2355.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.