--==[ 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 kj4gtq: 21.27 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 251.51 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.1288 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0117 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to ki4mee: 21.27 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 71.31 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.1790 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.7039 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 kj4gtq: Free space path loss: 106.47 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 153.68 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 47.21 dB Field strength at kj4gtq: 12.34 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.11 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.36 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtq and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7209 N, 82.2689 W, 0.11 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7211 N, 82.2681 W, 0.15 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.7224 N, 82.2633 W, 0.44 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7227 N, 82.2625 W, 0.49 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7231 N, 82.2609 W, 0.59 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7233 N, 82.2601 W, 0.63 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7236 N, 82.2593 W, 0.68 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7238 N, 82.2585 W, 0.73 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7267 N, 82.2480 W, 1.36 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7392 N, 82.2031 W, 4.05 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7409 N, 82.1967 W, 4.43 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7412 N, 82.1959 W, 4.48 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7414 N, 82.1951 W, 4.53 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7416 N, 82.1943 W, 4.58 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7418 N, 82.1935 W, 4.63 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7496 N, 82.1654 W, 6.31 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7498 N, 82.1646 W, 6.36 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7501 N, 82.1638 W, 6.41 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7720 N, 82.0843 W, 11.17 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.7747 N, 82.0746 W, 11.75 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.8130 N, 81.9356 W, 20.07 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.8132 N, 81.9348 W, 20.12 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.8139 N, 81.9324 W, 20.26 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.8141 N, 81.9315 W, 20.31 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 978.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 6648.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 4089.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.