--==[ 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 ki4mee: 24.21 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 45.64 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.1767 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.0368 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver 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 ki4onj: 24.21 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 225.81 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.1737 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4468 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 ki4mee: Free space path loss: 107.60 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 168.05 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 60.45 dB Field strength at ki4mee: -2.03 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.21 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.26 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mee and ki4onj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8158 N, 81.9189 W, 0.27 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.8153 N, 81.9195 W, 0.32 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.8147 N, 81.9202 W, 0.37 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.8121 N, 81.9235 W, 0.63 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.7533 N, 81.9971 W, 6.46 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.7528 N, 81.9977 W, 6.51 miles, 741.47 feet AMSL 34.7523 N, 81.9984 W, 6.57 miles, 741.47 feet AMSL 34.7517 N, 81.9990 W, 6.62 miles, 751.31 feet AMSL 34.7512 N, 81.9997 W, 6.67 miles, 754.59 feet AMSL 34.7507 N, 82.0003 W, 6.72 miles, 754.59 feet AMSL 34.7377 N, 82.0166 W, 8.01 miles, 754.59 feet AMSL 34.7372 N, 82.0173 W, 8.06 miles, 761.15 feet AMSL 34.7366 N, 82.0179 W, 8.11 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.7361 N, 82.0186 W, 8.16 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.7335 N, 82.0218 W, 8.42 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.7330 N, 82.0225 W, 8.47 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.6730 N, 82.0973 W, 14.41 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.6715 N, 82.0992 W, 14.56 miles, 761.15 feet AMSL 34.6710 N, 82.0999 W, 14.61 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.6642 N, 82.1083 W, 15.28 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6637 N, 82.1089 W, 15.34 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.6616 N, 82.1115 W, 15.54 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.6611 N, 82.1122 W, 15.59 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6605 N, 82.1128 W, 15.65 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6600 N, 82.1135 W, 15.70 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6590 N, 82.1148 W, 15.80 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6574 N, 82.1167 W, 15.96 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6569 N, 82.1174 W, 16.01 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6558 N, 82.1187 W, 16.11 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.5750 N, 82.2193 W, 24.11 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 4957.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 20308.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 13452.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.