--==[ 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 red_cross: 28.48 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 269.72 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.1077 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0100 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to ki4mee: 28.48 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 89.44 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.3046 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2746 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 109.01 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.07 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.06 dB Field strength at red_cross: 22.95 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.76 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.61 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8158 N, 82.3838 W, 1.92 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3571 W, 3.43 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3563 W, 3.48 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3555 W, 3.52 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3505 W, 3.81 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3496 W, 3.85 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3488 W, 3.90 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3480 W, 3.95 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3471 W, 4.00 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3463 W, 4.04 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3455 W, 4.09 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3446 W, 4.14 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3438 W, 4.19 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3430 W, 4.23 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3421 W, 4.28 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.3371 W, 4.56 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8163 N, 82.3205 W, 5.51 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8163 N, 82.3196 W, 5.56 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8163 N, 82.3188 W, 5.60 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8164 N, 82.2980 W, 6.79 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8165 N, 82.2796 W, 7.83 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8166 N, 82.2788 W, 7.87 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8166 N, 82.2755 W, 8.06 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8166 N, 82.2680 W, 8.49 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8166 N, 82.2671 W, 8.53 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.1288 W, 16.38 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.1280 W, 16.43 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.1271 W, 16.48 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.1246 W, 16.62 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.1230 W, 16.71 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.1221 W, 16.76 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.8175 N, 82.1213 W, 16.81 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.8185 N, 81.9296 W, 27.68 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.8185 N, 81.9288 W, 27.73 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 826.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 6911.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 4477.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.