--==[ 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 ghstr: 12.39 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 241.04 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.0577 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0358 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 39.37 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 12.39 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 60.93 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1215 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1151 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 101.78 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 129.35 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 27.57 dB Field strength at ghstr: 36.67 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 18.24 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 22.34 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9845 N, 82.4284 W, 1.44 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0049 N, 82.3836 W, 4.33 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0080 N, 82.3768 W, 4.78 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 91.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 7221.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 3019.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.