--==[ 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 ke4kzs: 12.82 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 128.71 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.2038 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1939 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to kg4fqg: 12.82 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 308.81 degrees Elevation angle to kg4fqg: +0.0183 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0366 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 ke4kzs: Free space path loss: 102.08 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 120.22 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.14 dB Field strength at ke4kzs: 45.80 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 52.17 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 63.90 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4kzs and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7431 N, 82.2930 W, 2.54 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7514 N, 82.3055 W, 3.46 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 33.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 5076.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 1014.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.