--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to af4ee: 8.37 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 175.64 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.2817 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to kj4ght: 8.37 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 355.64 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ght: +0.1605 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 kj4ght and af4ee: Free space path loss: 98.37 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 109.64 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.27 dB Field strength at af4ee: 56.38 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 176.36 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 215.99 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 2445.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 306.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.