--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kg4mul Site location: 34.5243 North / 82.0169 West (34° 31' 27" N / 82° 1' 0" W) Ground elevation: 623.36 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 643.36 feet AMSL Distance to k4sug: 39.51 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 322.68 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.1634 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1517 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Distance to kg4mul: 39.51 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 142.44 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.4085 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1078 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 kg4mul and k4sug: Free space path loss: 111.85 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 183.34 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 71.49 dB Field strength at k4sug: -17.32 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.04 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.04 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and kg4mul, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9742 N, 82.4362 W, 0.36 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9730 N, 82.4350 W, 0.46 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9687 N, 82.4310 W, 0.84 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9681 N, 82.4305 W, 0.89 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9675 N, 82.4299 W, 0.94 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9669 N, 82.4293 W, 1.00 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9663 N, 82.4287 W, 1.05 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9632 N, 82.4259 W, 1.31 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9626 N, 82.4253 W, 1.37 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9620 N, 82.4248 W, 1.42 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9608 N, 82.4236 W, 1.53 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9602 N, 82.4230 W, 1.58 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9596 N, 82.4225 W, 1.63 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9565 N, 82.4196 W, 1.90 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9559 N, 82.4190 W, 1.95 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9553 N, 82.4185 W, 2.00 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 34.9541 N, 82.4173 W, 2.11 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9535 N, 82.4168 W, 2.16 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.9529 N, 82.4162 W, 2.22 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9523 N, 82.4156 W, 2.27 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9492 N, 82.4128 W, 2.53 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9486 N, 82.4122 W, 2.59 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9480 N, 82.4116 W, 2.64 miles, 1377.95 feet AMSL 34.9474 N, 82.4110 W, 2.69 miles, 1437.01 feet AMSL 34.9468 N, 82.4105 W, 2.75 miles, 1528.87 feet AMSL 34.9462 N, 82.4099 W, 2.80 miles, 1689.63 feet AMSL 34.9456 N, 82.4093 W, 2.85 miles, 1732.28 feet AMSL 34.9450 N, 82.4088 W, 2.91 miles, 1827.43 feet AMSL 34.6463 N, 82.1301 W, 28.90 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.6457 N, 82.1295 W, 28.96 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.6445 N, 82.1284 W, 29.06 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6439 N, 82.1278 W, 29.11 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6152 N, 82.1012 W, 31.61 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.6146 N, 82.1006 W, 31.66 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.6134 N, 82.0995 W, 31.77 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.6128 N, 82.0989 W, 31.82 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.6122 N, 82.0984 W, 31.87 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6012 N, 82.0882 W, 32.83 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.5841 N, 82.0723 W, 34.31 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5822 N, 82.0706 W, 34.47 miles, 744.75 feet AMSL 34.5816 N, 82.0701 W, 34.53 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.5810 N, 82.0695 W, 34.58 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.5804 N, 82.0689 W, 34.63 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 1600.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 27759.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 14858.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.