--==[ 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 kf4rvh: 17.60 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 222.78 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.1375 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0336 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 64.57 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 17.60 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 42.65 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1173 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0867 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 kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 104.83 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.12 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.29 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 22.90 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.74 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.58 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4rvh and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8794 N, 82.4642 W, 0.49 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8799 N, 82.4636 W, 0.54 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8805 N, 82.4630 W, 0.59 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9038 N, 82.4369 W, 2.78 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9043 N, 82.4362 W, 2.83 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9065 N, 82.4337 W, 3.04 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9071 N, 82.4331 W, 3.09 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9082 N, 82.4319 W, 3.19 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9093 N, 82.4306 W, 3.30 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9098 N, 82.4300 W, 3.35 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9132 N, 82.4263 W, 3.66 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9159 N, 82.4232 W, 3.92 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9226 N, 82.4157 W, 4.55 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9231 N, 82.4151 W, 4.60 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9237 N, 82.4144 W, 4.65 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9242 N, 82.4138 W, 4.70 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9248 N, 82.4132 W, 4.75 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9253 N, 82.4126 W, 4.81 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9259 N, 82.4120 W, 4.86 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.9270 N, 82.4107 W, 4.96 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 34.9276 N, 82.4101 W, 5.01 miles, 1466.54 feet AMSL 34.9281 N, 82.4095 W, 5.07 miles, 1614.17 feet AMSL 34.9287 N, 82.4088 W, 5.12 miles, 1614.17 feet AMSL 34.9292 N, 82.4082 W, 5.17 miles, 1692.91 feet AMSL 34.9298 N, 82.4076 W, 5.22 miles, 1712.60 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 989.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 10434.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 6337.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.