--==[ 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 k4sug: 31.71 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 290.52 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.1239 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0774 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 ki4mee: 31.71 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 110.22 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.3350 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2584 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 k4sug: Free space path loss: 109.94 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 157.84 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 47.90 dB Field strength at k4sug: 8.17 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.69 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.84 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9756 N, 82.4312 W, 0.53 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9754 N, 82.4304 W, 0.58 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9730 N, 82.4224 W, 1.06 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9703 N, 82.4137 W, 1.59 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9701 N, 82.4129 W, 1.64 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9686 N, 82.4081 W, 1.93 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9645 N, 82.3945 W, 2.75 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9619 N, 82.3857 W, 3.28 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9614 N, 82.3841 W, 3.37 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9597 N, 82.3785 W, 3.71 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9592 N, 82.3769 W, 3.81 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9527 N, 82.3554 W, 5.11 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9525 N, 82.3546 W, 5.16 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9522 N, 82.3538 W, 5.21 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9520 N, 82.3530 W, 5.25 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9375 N, 82.3051 W, 8.15 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9372 N, 82.3043 W, 8.19 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9365 N, 82.3019 W, 8.34 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9363 N, 82.3011 W, 8.39 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9295 N, 82.2788 W, 9.74 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9292 N, 82.2780 W, 9.78 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9290 N, 82.2772 W, 9.83 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9287 N, 82.2764 W, 9.88 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9239 N, 82.2604 W, 10.84 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9225 N, 82.2556 W, 11.13 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.9222 N, 82.2548 W, 11.18 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9220 N, 82.2540 W, 11.23 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9217 N, 82.2532 W, 11.28 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9183 N, 82.2421 W, 11.95 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9181 N, 82.2413 W, 12.00 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9176 N, 82.2397 W, 12.10 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9091 N, 82.2118 W, 13.78 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.9089 N, 82.2110 W, 13.83 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.9086 N, 82.2102 W, 13.88 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9084 N, 82.2094 W, 13.93 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9079 N, 82.2078 W, 14.03 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.9062 N, 82.2022 W, 14.36 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.9055 N, 82.1998 W, 14.51 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9052 N, 82.1990 W, 14.56 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9045 N, 82.1966 W, 14.70 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9031 N, 82.1918 W, 14.99 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9028 N, 82.1910 W, 15.04 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8938 N, 82.1615 W, 16.82 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8219 N, 81.9266 W, 31.04 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 662.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 18715.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 7848.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.