--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to ghsgreer: 9.75 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 175.00 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreer: -0.1761 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1664 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 55.98 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 9.75 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 355.01 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ctd: +0.0350 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1842 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 kj4ctd and ghsgreer: Free space path loss: 99.70 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 123.80 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.10 dB Field strength at ghsgreer: 42.22 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 34.55 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 42.32 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreer and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9255 N, 82.2447 W, 0.32 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9263 N, 82.2448 W, 0.38 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9330 N, 82.2455 W, 0.84 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9338 N, 82.2455 W, 0.90 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9346 N, 82.2456 W, 0.96 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9388 N, 82.2461 W, 1.24 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9404 N, 82.2463 W, 1.36 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9412 N, 82.2463 W, 1.42 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9421 N, 82.2464 W, 1.47 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9446 N, 82.2467 W, 1.65 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 102.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 5276.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 3123.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.