--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 41.27 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 334.90 degrees Depression angle to packs-ridge: -0.1228 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6130 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to kg4mul: 41.27 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 154.72 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.4744 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.4634 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 112.23 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 153.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 41.46 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 12.33 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.11 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.35 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and kg4mul, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9661 N, 82.2697 W, 7.53 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9654 N, 82.2693 W, 7.58 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9647 N, 82.2689 W, 7.64 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9603 N, 82.2664 W, 7.97 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9546 N, 82.2630 W, 8.41 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9531 N, 82.2622 W, 8.52 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9524 N, 82.2618 W, 8.58 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9517 N, 82.2614 W, 8.63 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9509 N, 82.2610 W, 8.69 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9502 N, 82.2605 W, 8.74 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9495 N, 82.2601 W, 8.80 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9488 N, 82.2597 W, 8.85 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9481 N, 82.2593 W, 8.91 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.7818 N, 82.1639 W, 21.61 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.7810 N, 82.1634 W, 21.66 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.7803 N, 82.1630 W, 21.72 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.7796 N, 82.1626 W, 21.77 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.7702 N, 82.1572 W, 22.49 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7695 N, 82.1568 W, 22.55 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.7688 N, 82.1564 W, 22.60 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.7680 N, 82.1560 W, 22.66 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.7673 N, 82.1556 W, 22.71 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.7586 N, 82.1506 W, 23.38 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7579 N, 82.1502 W, 23.43 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7572 N, 82.1498 W, 23.49 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7514 N, 82.1465 W, 23.93 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.7507 N, 82.1461 W, 23.98 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.7478 N, 82.1444 W, 24.20 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.7471 N, 82.1440 W, 24.26 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.7463 N, 82.1436 W, 24.31 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6718 N, 82.1010 W, 30.00 miles, 744.75 feet AMSL 34.6711 N, 82.1006 W, 30.06 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.6689 N, 82.0994 W, 30.22 miles, 761.15 feet AMSL 34.6668 N, 82.0981 W, 30.39 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.6653 N, 82.0973 W, 30.50 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.6588 N, 82.0936 W, 31.00 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.6581 N, 82.0932 W, 31.05 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6574 N, 82.0927 W, 31.11 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.6559 N, 82.0919 W, 31.22 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6241 N, 82.0738 W, 33.65 miles, 751.31 feet AMSL 34.6234 N, 82.0734 W, 33.70 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.6046 N, 82.0626 W, 35.14 miles, 731.63 feet AMSL 34.6038 N, 82.0622 W, 35.19 miles, 731.63 feet AMSL 34.6031 N, 82.0618 W, 35.25 miles, 731.63 feet AMSL 34.5807 N, 82.0490 W, 36.96 miles, 725.07 feet AMSL 34.5800 N, 82.0486 W, 37.01 miles, 734.91 feet AMSL 34.5792 N, 82.0482 W, 37.07 miles, 741.47 feet AMSL 34.5778 N, 82.0474 W, 37.18 miles, 741.47 feet AMSL 34.5771 N, 82.0470 W, 37.24 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5763 N, 82.0466 W, 37.29 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5756 N, 82.0461 W, 37.35 miles, 751.31 feet AMSL 34.5749 N, 82.0457 W, 37.40 miles, 754.59 feet AMSL 34.5713 N, 82.0437 W, 37.68 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5698 N, 82.0428 W, 37.79 miles, 744.75 feet AMSL 34.5691 N, 82.0424 W, 37.84 miles, 754.59 feet AMSL 34.5510 N, 82.0321 W, 39.22 miles, 708.66 feet AMSL 34.5351 N, 82.0231 W, 40.44 miles, 669.29 feet AMSL 34.5257 N, 82.0177 W, 41.16 miles, 649.61 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 2805.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 28364.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 16811.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.