--==[ 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 kj4egp: 8.77 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 264.25 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.0270 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1686 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4egp Site location: 34.8235 North / 82.5882 West (34° 49' 24" N / 82° 35' 17" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.76 feet Distance to kg4fqg: 8.77 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 84.17 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.1000 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0851 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 kj4egp: Free space path loss: 98.78 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.91 dB Field strength at kj4egp: 44.33 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 44.07 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 53.98 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4egp and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8265 N, 82.5514 W, 2.10 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8359 N, 82.4384 W, 8.54 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8360 N, 82.4376 W, 8.58 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 179.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 4168.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 2432.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.