--==[ 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 ghssimpsonville: 44.67 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 187.31 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.3726 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2938 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to kj4bkn: 44.67 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 7.25 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.2739 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2426 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 ghssimpsonville: Free space path loss: 112.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 168.38 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 55.46 dB Field strength at ghssimpsonville: -2.36 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.20 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.25 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghssimpsonville and kj4bkn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7622 N, 82.2418 W, 2.92 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7630 N, 82.2417 W, 2.98 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7721 N, 82.2403 W, 3.61 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7737 N, 82.2401 W, 3.72 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7844 N, 82.2384 W, 4.47 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7852 N, 82.2383 W, 4.52 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8009 N, 82.2358 W, 5.61 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.8066 N, 82.2350 W, 6.02 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8075 N, 82.2348 W, 6.07 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.8091 N, 82.2346 W, 6.19 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.8099 N, 82.2344 W, 6.25 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.8182 N, 82.2332 W, 6.82 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.8190 N, 82.2330 W, 6.88 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8198 N, 82.2329 W, 6.93 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8231 N, 82.2324 W, 7.16 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8239 N, 82.2323 W, 7.22 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8256 N, 82.2320 W, 7.34 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8264 N, 82.2319 W, 7.39 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8272 N, 82.2318 W, 7.45 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8363 N, 82.2304 W, 8.08 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8371 N, 82.2302 W, 8.14 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8709 N, 82.2250 W, 10.49 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.8717 N, 82.2249 W, 10.55 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.8725 N, 82.2247 W, 10.60 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.8733 N, 82.2246 W, 10.66 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8775 N, 82.2240 W, 10.95 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8783 N, 82.2238 W, 11.01 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8791 N, 82.2237 W, 11.06 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8989 N, 82.2206 W, 12.44 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8997 N, 82.2205 W, 12.50 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9335 N, 82.2153 W, 14.85 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.9343 N, 82.2151 W, 14.91 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.9351 N, 82.2150 W, 14.96 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9450 N, 82.2135 W, 15.65 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9977 N, 82.2053 W, 19.32 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.9985 N, 82.2051 W, 19.38 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 35.0306 N, 82.2001 W, 21.62 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 35.0314 N, 82.2000 W, 21.67 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.0454 N, 82.1978 W, 22.65 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 35.0463 N, 82.1977 W, 22.71 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.0471 N, 82.1976 W, 22.76 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.0479 N, 82.1974 W, 22.82 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 35.0520 N, 82.1968 W, 23.11 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 35.0545 N, 82.1964 W, 23.28 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 35.0553 N, 82.1963 W, 23.34 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 35.0561 N, 82.1961 W, 23.39 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 35.0586 N, 82.1958 W, 23.57 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 35.0594 N, 82.1956 W, 23.62 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.1055 N, 82.1884 W, 26.84 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 35.1064 N, 82.1883 W, 26.89 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.2348 N, 82.1682 W, 35.84 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.2381 N, 82.1677 W, 36.07 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.2389 N, 82.1675 W, 36.13 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.2397 N, 82.1674 W, 36.18 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.2406 N, 82.1673 W, 36.24 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.2414 N, 82.1672 W, 36.30 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.2422 N, 82.1670 W, 36.36 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.3567 N, 82.1491 W, 44.33 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.3575 N, 82.1489 W, 44.39 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 4583.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 23645.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 13975.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.