--==[ 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 ki4mln: 15.15 miles Azimuth to ki4mln: 341.15 degrees Elevation angle to ki4mln: +0.0078 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0351 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver 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 ki4onj: 15.15 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 161.10 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.2271 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2211 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 ki4mln: Free space path loss: 103.53 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 133.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.07 dB Field strength at ki4mln: 32.42 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.19 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.70 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mln and ki4onj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7717 N, 82.3028 W, 0.71 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7709 N, 82.3025 W, 0.77 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7640 N, 82.2996 W, 1.27 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7501 N, 82.2938 W, 2.28 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7447 N, 82.2916 W, 2.68 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7440 N, 82.2912 W, 2.73 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7432 N, 82.2909 W, 2.79 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7024 N, 82.2739 W, 5.77 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7001 N, 82.2730 W, 5.94 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.6993 N, 82.2727 W, 5.99 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.6886 N, 82.2682 W, 6.78 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.6732 N, 82.2618 W, 7.90 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6724 N, 82.2615 W, 7.96 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6716 N, 82.2611 W, 8.02 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 111.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 8445.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 5054.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.