--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 43.08 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 188.26 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.3729 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2941 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to kj4bkn: 43.08 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 8.19 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.2506 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2320 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 kj4bkn and ac4q: Free space path loss: 112.60 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 169.57 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 56.96 dB Field strength at ac4q: -3.55 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.18 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.22 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and kj4bkn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7560 N, 82.2552 W, 0.80 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7568 N, 82.2551 W, 0.86 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7601 N, 82.2545 W, 1.09 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7609 N, 82.2544 W, 1.15 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7617 N, 82.2542 W, 1.20 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7625 N, 82.2541 W, 1.26 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7634 N, 82.2539 W, 1.32 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7642 N, 82.2538 W, 1.37 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7650 N, 82.2537 W, 1.43 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8036 N, 82.2469 W, 4.12 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.8044 N, 82.2467 W, 4.18 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.8052 N, 82.2466 W, 4.24 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.8060 N, 82.2465 W, 4.30 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.8093 N, 82.2459 W, 4.53 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8101 N, 82.2457 W, 4.58 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8110 N, 82.2456 W, 4.64 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8118 N, 82.2454 W, 4.70 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8914 N, 82.2315 W, 10.25 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.2313 W, 10.31 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.8930 N, 82.2312 W, 10.37 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.8938 N, 82.2310 W, 10.43 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8955 N, 82.2307 W, 10.54 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8963 N, 82.2306 W, 10.60 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8971 N, 82.2305 W, 10.66 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.2296 W, 11.00 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.9029 N, 82.2294 W, 11.06 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9037 N, 82.2293 W, 11.11 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.9275 N, 82.2251 W, 12.78 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.9283 N, 82.2250 W, 12.83 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9291 N, 82.2248 W, 12.89 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.9300 N, 82.2247 W, 12.95 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.9324 N, 82.2242 W, 13.12 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.9332 N, 82.2241 W, 13.18 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9357 N, 82.2237 W, 13.35 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9365 N, 82.2235 W, 13.41 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9373 N, 82.2234 W, 13.46 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9382 N, 82.2232 W, 13.52 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9406 N, 82.2228 W, 13.69 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9414 N, 82.2227 W, 13.75 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 35.0022 N, 82.2120 W, 17.99 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.0260 N, 82.2078 W, 19.65 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 35.0350 N, 82.2062 W, 20.28 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 35.0358 N, 82.2060 W, 20.34 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 35.0391 N, 82.2054 W, 20.57 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 35.0465 N, 82.2041 W, 21.08 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 35.0473 N, 82.2040 W, 21.14 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 35.0481 N, 82.2038 W, 21.20 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 35.0489 N, 82.2037 W, 21.26 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 35.0498 N, 82.2036 W, 21.31 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 35.0506 N, 82.2034 W, 21.37 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 35.0588 N, 82.2020 W, 21.94 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 35.0596 N, 82.2018 W, 22.00 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 35.0604 N, 82.2017 W, 22.06 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 35.1146 N, 82.1921 W, 25.84 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 35.1195 N, 82.1912 W, 26.18 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 35.1203 N, 82.1911 W, 26.24 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 35.1220 N, 82.1908 W, 26.35 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 35.1532 N, 82.1853 W, 28.53 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.1540 N, 82.1851 W, 28.59 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.1548 N, 82.1850 W, 28.65 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.2287 N, 82.1719 W, 33.80 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.2328 N, 82.1712 W, 34.09 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.2336 N, 82.1710 W, 34.15 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.2352 N, 82.1707 W, 34.26 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.2377 N, 82.1703 W, 34.43 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.2385 N, 82.1702 W, 34.49 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.2393 N, 82.1700 W, 34.55 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.2402 N, 82.1699 W, 34.60 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.2410 N, 82.1697 W, 34.66 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.2418 N, 82.1696 W, 34.72 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 35.3567 N, 82.1492 W, 42.74 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.3575 N, 82.1490 W, 42.80 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 4406.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 22791.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 13468.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.