--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ki4mln Site location: 34.7814 North / 82.3068 West (34° 46' 53" N / 82° 18' 24" W) Ground elevation: 928.48 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 948.48 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 63.23 feet Distance to ghssimpsonville: 5.37 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 141.80 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.0714 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0107 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to ki4mln: 5.37 miles Azimuth to ki4mln: 321.84 degrees Depression angle to ki4mln: -0.0064 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0027 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 ki4mln and ghssimpsonville: Free space path loss: 94.52 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 108.42 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 13.89 dB Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 57.60 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 203.05 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 248.68 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghssimpsonville and ki4mln, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7567 N, 82.2832 W, 3.20 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7591 N, 82.2855 W, 3.42 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7640 N, 82.2901 W, 3.84 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7688 N, 82.2947 W, 4.26 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7694 N, 82.2953 W, 4.32 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 104.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 3422.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 1671.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.