--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 14.00 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 272.15 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.0378 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0438 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 43.02 feet Distance to ki4mee: 14.00 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 92.01 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.1649 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1688 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 kb4ykj: Free space path loss: 102.84 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.47 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.63 dB Field strength at kb4ykj: 34.55 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 14.29 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 17.50 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4ykj and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8258 N, 82.1595 W, 0.15 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8258 N, 82.1587 W, 0.20 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.8229 N, 82.0612 W, 5.73 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.8229 N, 82.0596 W, 5.82 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.8229 N, 82.0587 W, 5.87 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.8190 N, 81.9313 W, 13.11 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.8190 N, 81.9305 W, 13.15 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.8190 N, 81.9296 W, 13.20 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 514.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 3388.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 2227.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.