--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 16.42 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 207.09 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.1513 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0319 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 16.42 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 27.01 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.0863 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0789 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 kj4gtu: Free space path loss: 104.22 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 129.33 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.11 dB Field strength at kj4gtu: 36.69 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 18.28 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 22.39 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtu and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8711 N, 82.3777 W, 1.65 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8810 N, 82.3716 W, 2.42 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8832 N, 82.3703 W, 2.59 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8839 N, 82.3698 W, 2.64 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8846 N, 82.3694 W, 2.70 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8867 N, 82.3681 W, 2.86 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8924 N, 82.3645 W, 3.30 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8938 N, 82.3637 W, 3.41 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8945 N, 82.3632 W, 3.47 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8952 N, 82.3628 W, 3.52 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9037 N, 82.3575 W, 4.18 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0600 N, 82.2601 W, 16.31 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 201.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 9500.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 5781.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.