--==[ 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 kb3hvf: 19.38 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 111.47 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.2743 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2337 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb3hvf Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to kj4egp: 19.38 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 291.65 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.0061 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0849 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 kb3hvf: Free space path loss: 105.66 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 136.34 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.68 dB Field strength at kb3hvf: 29.68 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.99 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb3hvf and kj4egp, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7265 N, 82.2893 W, 1.14 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7267 N, 82.2901 W, 1.19 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.7275 N, 82.2925 W, 1.33 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7278 N, 82.2933 W, 1.38 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7280 N, 82.2941 W, 1.43 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7283 N, 82.2949 W, 1.48 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7285 N, 82.2956 W, 1.53 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7288 N, 82.2964 W, 1.58 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7443 N, 82.3440 W, 4.48 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7461 N, 82.3495 W, 4.82 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7469 N, 82.3519 W, 4.96 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7471 N, 82.3527 W, 5.01 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7474 N, 82.3535 W, 5.06 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7479 N, 82.3550 W, 5.16 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7492 N, 82.3590 W, 5.40 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7497 N, 82.3606 W, 5.49 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7551 N, 82.3772 W, 6.51 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7564 N, 82.3812 W, 6.75 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7567 N, 82.3820 W, 6.80 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 226.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 6441.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 2110.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.