--==[ 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 kf4nxs: 8.14 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 143.55 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -0.3345 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0226 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ctd: 8.14 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 323.60 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ctd: +0.2168 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6521 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 kf4nxs: Free space path loss: 98.13 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.46 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.33 dB Field strength at kf4nxs: 41.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.03 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 39.22 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4nxs and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9691 N, 82.1760 W, 0.22 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.9778 N, 82.1838 W, 0.96 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.9784 N, 82.1844 W, 1.01 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9791 N, 82.1850 W, 1.07 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 35.0595 N, 82.2575 W, 7.98 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 254.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 4838.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 2534.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.