--==[ 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 gspnws: 8.58 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 34.86 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.0078 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0034 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to ki4mln: 8.58 miles Azimuth to ki4mln: 214.91 degrees Depression angle to ki4mln: -0.1164 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0929 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 gspnws: Free space path loss: 98.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 107.92 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.33 dB Field strength at gspnws: 58.09 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 214.93 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 263.23 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws and ki4mln, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8183 N, 82.2756 W, 5.48 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8176 N, 82.2761 W, 5.54 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 121.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 3805.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 1125.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.