--==[ 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 ghsgreer: 26.26 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 88.11 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreer: -0.2848 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0195 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ght: 26.26 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 268.37 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0952 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0672 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 ghsgreer: Free space path loss: 108.30 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 155.58 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 47.27 dB Field strength at ghsgreer: 10.44 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.89 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.09 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreer and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9193 N, 82.3092 W, 3.69 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9192 N, 82.3125 W, 3.87 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9192 N, 82.3134 W, 3.92 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9191 N, 82.3175 W, 4.16 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9191 N, 82.3192 W, 4.25 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9190 N, 82.3200 W, 4.30 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9187 N, 82.3358 W, 5.20 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9185 N, 82.3408 W, 5.48 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9182 N, 82.3542 W, 6.24 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9182 N, 82.3558 W, 6.33 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9182 N, 82.3567 W, 6.38 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9181 N, 82.3583 W, 6.47 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9181 N, 82.3592 W, 6.52 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9180 N, 82.3642 W, 6.80 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9180 N, 82.3650 W, 6.85 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9178 N, 82.3708 W, 7.18 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9178 N, 82.3717 W, 7.23 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9178 N, 82.3725 W, 7.27 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9178 N, 82.3733 W, 7.32 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.3742 W, 7.37 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.3750 W, 7.42 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.3758 W, 7.46 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.3775 W, 7.56 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9176 N, 82.3783 W, 7.60 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9176 N, 82.3792 W, 7.65 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9176 N, 82.3808 W, 7.75 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9176 N, 82.3817 W, 7.79 miles, 1289.37 feet AMSL 34.9175 N, 82.3825 W, 7.84 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 34.9175 N, 82.3842 W, 7.94 miles, 1358.27 feet AMSL 34.9175 N, 82.3850 W, 7.98 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9174 N, 82.3867 W, 8.08 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9174 N, 82.3875 W, 8.12 miles, 1384.51 feet AMSL 34.9174 N, 82.3883 W, 8.17 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 34.9174 N, 82.3892 W, 8.22 miles, 1446.85 feet AMSL 34.9173 N, 82.3900 W, 8.27 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 34.9173 N, 82.3908 W, 8.31 miles, 1535.43 feet AMSL 34.9173 N, 82.3917 W, 8.36 miles, 1564.96 feet AMSL 34.9173 N, 82.3925 W, 8.41 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9173 N, 82.3933 W, 8.45 miles, 1578.08 feet AMSL 34.9172 N, 82.3958 W, 8.60 miles, 1591.21 feet AMSL 34.9172 N, 82.3967 W, 8.64 miles, 1630.58 feet AMSL 34.9172 N, 82.3975 W, 8.69 miles, 1653.54 feet AMSL 34.9171 N, 82.3983 W, 8.74 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 34.9171 N, 82.3992 W, 8.79 miles, 1689.63 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.6449 W, 22.72 miles, 1345.14 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.6457 W, 22.76 miles, 1394.36 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.6466 W, 22.81 miles, 1397.64 feet AMSL 34.9093 N, 82.7032 W, 26.02 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 2150.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 12278.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 8227.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.