--==[ 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 kd4ph: 17.62 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 220.09 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.1457 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0333 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 74.82 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 17.62 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 39.98 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1093 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0746 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 kd4ph: Free space path loss: 104.84 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.20 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.36 dB Field strength at kd4ph: 22.82 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.70 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.54 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kd4ph and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8758 N, 82.4495 W, 0.87 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8991 N, 82.4257 W, 2.97 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9090 N, 82.4155 W, 3.86 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.4149 W, 3.91 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9101 N, 82.4144 W, 3.96 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4138 W, 4.02 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9148 N, 82.4096 W, 4.38 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9154 N, 82.4090 W, 4.44 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9160 N, 82.4084 W, 4.49 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9165 N, 82.4078 W, 4.54 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9171 N, 82.4072 W, 4.59 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.4066 W, 4.65 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9183 N, 82.4060 W, 4.70 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 34.9189 N, 82.4054 W, 4.75 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 34.9194 N, 82.4048 W, 4.80 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 34.9200 N, 82.4042 W, 4.86 miles, 1440.29 feet AMSL 34.9206 N, 82.4036 W, 4.91 miles, 1604.33 feet AMSL 34.9212 N, 82.4030 W, 4.96 miles, 1604.33 feet AMSL 34.9218 N, 82.4024 W, 5.01 miles, 1748.69 feet AMSL 34.9224 N, 82.4018 W, 5.07 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 1113.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 10408.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 6326.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.