--==[ 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 ka5wll: 23.84 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 347.75 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.0755 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0308 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to ki4onj: 23.84 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 167.70 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.2696 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2359 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 107.46 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 145.83 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.36 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 20.19 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.74 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.35 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and ki4onj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9066 N, 82.3087 W, 0.32 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9042 N, 82.3080 W, 0.49 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8937 N, 82.3052 W, 1.23 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8929 N, 82.3050 W, 1.28 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8768 N, 82.3007 W, 2.42 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8712 N, 82.2992 W, 2.82 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8704 N, 82.2990 W, 2.88 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8696 N, 82.2988 W, 2.94 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8680 N, 82.2984 W, 3.05 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8671 N, 82.2982 W, 3.11 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8663 N, 82.2980 W, 3.16 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8438 N, 82.2920 W, 4.76 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8430 N, 82.2918 W, 4.82 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8422 N, 82.2915 W, 4.87 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8414 N, 82.2913 W, 4.93 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8325 N, 82.2890 W, 5.56 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8269 N, 82.2875 W, 5.96 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7673 N, 82.2717 W, 10.17 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7632 N, 82.2706 W, 10.46 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7624 N, 82.2704 W, 10.51 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7616 N, 82.2702 W, 10.57 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7608 N, 82.2700 W, 10.63 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7600 N, 82.2698 W, 10.68 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7503 N, 82.2672 W, 11.37 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7181 N, 82.2587 W, 13.65 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7125 N, 82.2572 W, 14.04 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7109 N, 82.2567 W, 14.16 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7101 N, 82.2565 W, 14.22 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7093 N, 82.2563 W, 14.27 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7068 N, 82.2557 W, 14.44 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 327.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 13385.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 8080.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.