--==[ 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 ghstr: 15.23 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 72.70 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.1801 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.4620 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ght: 15.23 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 252.85 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0403 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1249 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 103.57 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.34 dB Field strength at ghstr: 26.10 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.41 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.62 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9712 N, 82.4635 W, 0.77 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9681 N, 82.4756 W, 1.48 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9679 N, 82.4764 W, 1.53 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9335 N, 82.6121 W, 9.58 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9332 N, 82.6129 W, 9.63 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9328 N, 82.6146 W, 9.72 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 34.9324 N, 82.6162 W, 9.82 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9316 N, 82.6194 W, 10.01 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9314 N, 82.6202 W, 10.06 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.9310 N, 82.6218 W, 10.15 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9285 N, 82.6315 W, 10.73 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 34.9283 N, 82.6323 W, 10.78 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9281 N, 82.6331 W, 10.82 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.9275 N, 82.6355 W, 10.97 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9269 N, 82.6380 W, 11.11 miles, 1335.30 feet AMSL 34.9267 N, 82.6388 W, 11.16 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9265 N, 82.6396 W, 11.21 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9263 N, 82.6404 W, 11.26 miles, 1374.67 feet AMSL 34.9260 N, 82.6412 W, 11.30 miles, 1377.95 feet AMSL 34.9258 N, 82.6420 W, 11.35 miles, 1381.23 feet AMSL 34.9256 N, 82.6428 W, 11.40 miles, 1387.80 feet AMSL 34.9254 N, 82.6436 W, 11.45 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 34.9252 N, 82.6444 W, 11.49 miles, 1509.19 feet AMSL 34.9102 N, 82.7033 W, 14.99 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 34.9100 N, 82.7042 W, 15.04 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 2614.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 9874.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 6863.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.