--==[ 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 k4jf: 21.51 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 277.85 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0613 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1776 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to ki4mee: 21.51 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 97.64 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2500 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1995 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 106.57 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 145.73 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.16 dB Field strength at k4jf: 20.29 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.77 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.39 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8598 N, 82.2848 W, 0.37 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8593 N, 82.2807 W, 0.61 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8463 N, 82.1631 W, 7.34 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.8462 N, 82.1622 W, 7.39 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.8461 N, 82.1614 W, 7.43 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.8460 N, 82.1606 W, 7.48 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8458 N, 82.1589 W, 7.57 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8457 N, 82.1581 W, 7.62 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.8456 N, 82.1573 W, 7.67 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.8456 N, 82.1564 W, 7.72 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.8204 N, 81.9320 W, 20.56 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.8203 N, 81.9312 W, 20.61 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 748.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 8813.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 4531.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.