--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ki4onj Site location: 34.5739 North / 82.2206 West (34° 34' 26" N / 82° 13' 14" W) Ground elevation: 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 784.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 56.26 feet Distance to hnd14527: 61.76 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 352.87 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.1842 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to ki4onj: 61.76 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 172.79 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -1.0779 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 ki4onj and hnd14527: Free space path loss: 115.73 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.32 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 8.59 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 41.70 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 39.88 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 33204.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 19500.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.