--==[ 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 Distance to kj4bkn: 21.67 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 16.76 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.1321 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0942 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ctd: 21.67 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 196.82 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1814 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2987 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 kj4bkn: Free space path loss: 106.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 147.41 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 40.77 dB Field strength at kj4bkn: 18.61 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.28 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.79 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4bkn and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.3584 N, 82.1495 W, 0.23 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.3577 N, 82.1497 W, 0.28 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.3569 N, 82.1500 W, 0.34 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.3553 N, 82.1506 W, 0.45 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.3147 N, 82.1657 W, 3.39 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.2850 N, 82.1767 W, 5.53 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.2842 N, 82.1770 W, 5.59 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.2834 N, 82.1773 W, 5.64 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.2600 N, 82.1859 W, 7.34 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.2076 N, 82.2053 W, 11.12 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.2068 N, 82.2056 W, 11.17 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.1966 N, 82.2093 W, 11.91 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.1959 N, 82.2096 W, 11.96 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.1951 N, 82.2099 W, 12.02 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 35.1943 N, 82.2102 W, 12.08 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 35.1912 N, 82.2113 W, 12.30 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 35.1849 N, 82.2136 W, 12.75 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 35.1841 N, 82.2139 W, 12.81 miles, 1351.71 feet AMSL 35.1833 N, 82.2142 W, 12.87 miles, 1450.13 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 1053.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 13535.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 6676.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.