--==[ 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 kf4rvh: 7.56 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 62.33 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.0547 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Distance to kj4egp: 7.56 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 242.39 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.0547 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 kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 97.49 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.96 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.48 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 44.05 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 42.69 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 52.29 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 3889.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 1325.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.