--==[ 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 red_cross: 1.72 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 146.55 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.0173 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to kg4fqg: 1.72 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 326.56 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.0075 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 84.62 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 87.15 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 2.53 dB Field strength at red_cross: 78.87 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2349.22 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2877.20 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 708.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 172.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.