--==[ 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 n4iq: 16.17 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 103.82 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2711 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2607 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4iq Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W) Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL Distance to kg4fqg: 16.17 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 283.97 degrees Elevation angle to kg4fqg: +0.0371 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2005 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 n4iq: Free space path loss: 104.09 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.30 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.20 dB Field strength at n4iq: 25.72 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.17 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.33 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4iq and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7812 N, 82.1631 W, 0.33 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.7983 N, 82.2472 W, 5.24 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7985 N, 82.2480 W, 5.29 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7992 N, 82.2513 W, 5.48 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.8018 N, 82.2644 W, 6.25 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8035 N, 82.2725 W, 6.72 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8037 N, 82.2733 W, 6.77 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8038 N, 82.2741 W, 6.82 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8040 N, 82.2750 W, 6.87 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8086 N, 82.2978 W, 8.20 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8090 N, 82.2995 W, 8.30 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8096 N, 82.3027 W, 8.49 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8098 N, 82.3035 W, 8.54 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8111 N, 82.3101 W, 8.92 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8171 N, 82.3395 W, 10.64 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 297.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 6456.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 2113.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.