--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 17.18 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 161.32 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.2652 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2625 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ctd: 17.18 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 341.37 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ctd: +0.0167 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0224 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 kb4ykj: Free space path loss: 104.62 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 138.45 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.83 dB Field strength at kb4ykj: 27.57 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.40 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.83 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4ykj and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8410 N, 82.1684 W, 1.10 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8611 N, 82.1766 W, 2.57 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.8618 N, 82.1769 W, 2.62 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.8641 N, 82.1779 W, 2.79 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.8657 N, 82.1785 W, 2.90 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8757 N, 82.1826 W, 3.63 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8765 N, 82.1830 W, 3.69 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8772 N, 82.1833 W, 3.75 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8780 N, 82.1836 W, 3.80 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8942 N, 82.1902 W, 4.98 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8950 N, 82.1906 W, 5.04 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8980 N, 82.1918 W, 5.26 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8988 N, 82.1921 W, 5.32 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 35.0375 N, 82.2493 W, 15.43 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 191.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 8951.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 4657.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.