--==[ 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 kj4gjg: 19.87 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 203.80 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.1850 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1777 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gjg Site location: 35.0983 North / 82.2901 West (35° 5' 53" N / 82° 17' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Distance to kj4bkn: 19.87 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 23.71 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.1026 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1069 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 kj4gjg: Free space path loss: 105.88 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 154.33 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 48.44 dB Field strength at kj4gjg: 11.69 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.03 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.26 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gjg and kj4bkn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1056 N, 82.2863 W, 0.55 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.1063 N, 82.2859 W, 0.60 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.1078 N, 82.2851 W, 0.71 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.1085 N, 82.2847 W, 0.77 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.1092 N, 82.2843 W, 0.82 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.1144 N, 82.2815 W, 1.21 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.1151 N, 82.2811 W, 1.27 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.1158 N, 82.2807 W, 1.32 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.1166 N, 82.2803 W, 1.38 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.1246 N, 82.2760 W, 1.99 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.1254 N, 82.2756 W, 2.04 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.1261 N, 82.2752 W, 2.10 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.1298 N, 82.2732 W, 2.37 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.1364 N, 82.2697 W, 2.87 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.1371 N, 82.2693 W, 2.93 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 35.1379 N, 82.2689 W, 2.98 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 35.1386 N, 82.2685 W, 3.04 miles, 1315.62 feet AMSL 35.1393 N, 82.2681 W, 3.09 miles, 1335.30 feet AMSL 35.1701 N, 82.2515 W, 5.42 miles, 1299.21 feet AMSL 35.1709 N, 82.2512 W, 5.48 miles, 1358.27 feet AMSL 35.1716 N, 82.2508 W, 5.53 miles, 1479.66 feet AMSL 35.2589 N, 82.2037 W, 12.12 miles, 1302.49 feet AMSL 35.2611 N, 82.2026 W, 12.29 miles, 1312.34 feet AMSL 35.2831 N, 82.1907 W, 13.95 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 35.2839 N, 82.1903 W, 14.00 miles, 1328.74 feet AMSL 35.2846 N, 82.1899 W, 14.06 miles, 1377.95 feet AMSL 35.2875 N, 82.1883 W, 14.28 miles, 1377.95 feet AMSL 35.2883 N, 82.1879 W, 14.34 miles, 1384.51 feet AMSL 35.2890 N, 82.1875 W, 14.39 miles, 1437.01 feet AMSL 35.2897 N, 82.1871 W, 14.45 miles, 1522.31 feet AMSL 35.2905 N, 82.1867 W, 14.50 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.2912 N, 82.1863 W, 14.56 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.2919 N, 82.1859 W, 14.61 miles, 1633.86 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 2172.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 10239.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 5021.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.