--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to af4nq: 28.63 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 298.36 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.1101 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0913 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -59.10 feet Distance to ki4mee: 28.63 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 118.10 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.3042 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.3959 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 ki4mee and af4nq: Free space path loss: 109.05 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 183.87 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 74.82 dB Field strength at af4nq: -17.85 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.03 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.04 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4nq and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0136 N, 82.3586 W, 0.13 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9761 N, 82.2730 W, 5.62 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.9748 N, 82.2699 W, 5.82 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.9745 N, 82.2692 W, 5.87 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.9741 N, 82.2684 W, 5.92 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9738 N, 82.2677 W, 5.97 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9735 N, 82.2669 W, 6.01 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9711 N, 82.2615 W, 6.36 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9701 N, 82.2593 W, 6.51 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9520 N, 82.2180 W, 9.15 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.9517 N, 82.2173 W, 9.20 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.9493 N, 82.2119 W, 9.55 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.2112 W, 9.60 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.9487 N, 82.2104 W, 9.64 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.9483 N, 82.2096 W, 9.69 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.9480 N, 82.2089 W, 9.74 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.9262 N, 82.1593 W, 12.93 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.0822 W, 17.88 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.8899 N, 82.0769 W, 18.23 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.8865 N, 82.0693 W, 18.72 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.8209 N, 81.9208 W, 28.28 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 552.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 24434.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 14714.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.