--==[ 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 kj4ctd: 18.45 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 32.47 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1065 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0795 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to kg4fqg: 18.45 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 212.57 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.1605 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0325 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 105.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.57 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.33 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 30.45 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.92 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.92 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0599 N, 82.2603 W, 0.12 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0211 N, 82.2906 W, 3.30 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0205 N, 82.2911 W, 3.36 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9718 N, 82.3290 W, 7.34 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9711 N, 82.3295 W, 7.40 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9705 N, 82.3300 W, 7.45 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9442 N, 82.3505 W, 9.61 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9435 N, 82.3510 W, 9.66 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9409 N, 82.3530 W, 9.88 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9402 N, 82.3535 W, 9.93 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9396 N, 82.3541 W, 9.99 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9389 N, 82.3546 W, 10.04 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9179 N, 82.3709 W, 11.76 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9172 N, 82.3714 W, 11.82 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9165 N, 82.3720 W, 11.87 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9152 N, 82.3730 W, 11.98 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9146 N, 82.3735 W, 12.03 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9139 N, 82.3740 W, 12.09 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9126 N, 82.3750 W, 12.20 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9119 N, 82.3755 W, 12.25 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9113 N, 82.3760 W, 12.30 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9034 N, 82.3822 W, 12.95 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 34.9027 N, 82.3827 W, 13.00 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9021 N, 82.3832 W, 13.06 miles, 1302.49 feet AMSL 34.9014 N, 82.3837 W, 13.11 miles, 1302.49 feet AMSL 34.9008 N, 82.3842 W, 13.17 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 34.8942 N, 82.3893 W, 13.70 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 34.8935 N, 82.3898 W, 13.76 miles, 1354.99 feet AMSL 34.8929 N, 82.3904 W, 13.81 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 1423.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 9419.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 3669.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.