--==[ 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 wd4dyh: 33.86 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 342.13 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.1525 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0312 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wd4dyh Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W) Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -105.02 feet Distance to ki4onj: 33.86 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 162.03 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.3376 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.8660 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 wd4dyh: Free space path loss: 110.51 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 191.94 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 81.42 dB Field strength at wd4dyh: -25.92 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.01 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wd4dyh and ki4onj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0383 N, 82.4035 W, 0.13 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0376 N, 82.4032 W, 0.19 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0368 N, 82.4029 W, 0.25 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0360 N, 82.4026 W, 0.30 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0275 N, 82.3992 W, 0.92 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0267 N, 82.3989 W, 0.98 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0236 N, 82.3977 W, 1.20 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0228 N, 82.3974 W, 1.26 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 35.0174 N, 82.3952 W, 1.65 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9531 N, 82.3698 W, 6.33 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9523 N, 82.3695 W, 6.38 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9515 N, 82.3691 W, 6.44 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9508 N, 82.3688 W, 6.50 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9500 N, 82.3685 W, 6.55 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8980 N, 82.3480 W, 10.33 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8686 N, 82.3364 W, 12.47 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8678 N, 82.3361 W, 12.52 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8670 N, 82.3358 W, 12.58 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8663 N, 82.3355 W, 12.63 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8655 N, 82.3352 W, 12.69 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8624 N, 82.3339 W, 12.92 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.8616 N, 82.3336 W, 12.97 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.8608 N, 82.3333 W, 13.03 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.8601 N, 82.3330 W, 13.08 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8593 N, 82.3327 W, 13.14 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.7019 N, 82.2708 W, 24.57 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.6964 N, 82.2686 W, 24.97 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.6856 N, 82.2644 W, 25.75 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.6251 N, 82.2406 W, 30.15 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6243 N, 82.2403 W, 30.20 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 836.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 19362.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 11779.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.