--==[ 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 ke4kzs: 20.05 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 110.78 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.2321 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2269 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to kj4egp: 20.05 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 290.97 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.0581 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0478 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 ke4kzs: Free space path loss: 105.96 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 128.92 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.96 dB Field strength at ke4kzs: 37.10 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 23.46 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4kzs and kj4egp, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7493 N, 82.3511 W, 5.66 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7496 N, 82.3519 W, 5.70 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7498 N, 82.3527 W, 5.75 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7501 N, 82.3535 W, 5.80 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7546 N, 82.3678 W, 6.67 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7548 N, 82.3686 W, 6.72 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7551 N, 82.3694 W, 6.77 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7573 N, 82.3765 W, 7.20 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7578 N, 82.3781 W, 7.30 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7580 N, 82.3789 W, 7.35 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7595 N, 82.3837 W, 7.64 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 145.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 6583.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 2105.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.