--==[ 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 greenville_eoc: 16.74 miles Azimuth to greenville_eoc: 208.50 degrees Depression angle to greenville_eoc: -0.0771 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0321 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: greenville_eoc Site location: 34.8484 North / 82.4000 West (34° 50' 54" N / 82° 24' 0" W) Ground elevation: 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna height: 170.00 feet AGL / 1154.25 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 164.07 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 16.74 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 28.42 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1652 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1305 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 greenville_eoc: Free space path loss: 104.39 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 127.08 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.69 dB Field strength at greenville_eoc: 38.94 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 23.69 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 29.02 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between greenville_eoc and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8960 N, 82.3687 W, 3.74 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0600 N, 82.2601 W, 16.63 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 240.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 9744.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 5943.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.