--==[ 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 kj4ctd: 25.70 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 310.86 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.0572 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0235 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to ki4mee: 25.70 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 130.66 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.3148 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2097 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 108.12 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 149.30 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 41.18 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 16.72 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.84 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.25 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0599 N, 82.2571 W, 0.15 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0124 N, 82.1896 W, 5.19 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 35.0100 N, 82.1862 W, 5.45 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 35.0095 N, 82.1855 W, 5.50 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 35.0090 N, 82.1848 W, 5.55 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9845 N, 82.1500 W, 8.14 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.9653 N, 82.1228 W, 10.18 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9648 N, 82.1221 W, 10.23 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9509 N, 82.1024 W, 11.71 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.8282 N, 81.9290 W, 24.68 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.8277 N, 81.9284 W, 24.74 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.8272 N, 81.9277 W, 24.79 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.8229 N, 81.9216 W, 25.24 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.8224 N, 81.9209 W, 25.30 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.8204 N, 81.9182 W, 25.50 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 1769.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 21420.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 12853.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.