--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4egp Site location: 34.8235 North / 82.5882 West (34° 49' 24" N / 82° 35' 17" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.76 feet Distance to basf: 26.08 miles Azimuth to basf: 193.46 degrees Depression angle to basf: -0.3047 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2710 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: basf Site location: 34.4564 North / 82.6947 West (34° 27' 23" N / 82° 41' 40" W) Ground elevation: 771.00 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 791.00 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 59.72 feet Distance to kj4egp: 26.08 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 13.40 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.0726 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0338 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 kj4egp and basf: Free space path loss: 108.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.40 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.16 dB Field strength at basf: 33.62 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.84 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.72 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between basf and kj4egp, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.4929 N, 82.6841 W, 2.60 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.4969 N, 82.6830 W, 2.88 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.4977 N, 82.6827 W, 2.94 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.5001 N, 82.6821 W, 3.11 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.5009 N, 82.6818 W, 3.16 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.5290 N, 82.6737 W, 5.15 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.5306 N, 82.6733 W, 5.27 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.5314 N, 82.6730 W, 5.32 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6746 N, 82.6315 W, 15.50 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.6834 N, 82.6289 W, 16.13 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.6898 N, 82.6271 W, 16.58 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7642 N, 82.6054 W, 21.87 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL Antenna at basf must be raised to at least 169.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at basf must be raised to at least 9141.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at basf must be raised to at least 3120.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.