--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 93.32 feet Distance to hnd14527: 42.95 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 27.35 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.4864 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5857 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to kj4ght: 42.95 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 207.56 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -1.1079 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.0937 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 hnd14527: Free space path loss: 112.58 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.04 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.47 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 30.98 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.47 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.60 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between hnd14527 and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.2384 N, 82.4987 W, 17.32 miles, 2831.36 feet AMSL 35.2370 N, 82.4996 W, 17.43 miles, 2864.17 feet AMSL 35.2363 N, 82.5001 W, 17.48 miles, 2864.17 feet AMSL 35.2356 N, 82.5005 W, 17.54 miles, 2916.67 feet AMSL 35.2349 N, 82.5010 W, 17.59 miles, 3054.46 feet AMSL 35.2342 N, 82.5014 W, 17.65 miles, 3093.83 feet AMSL 35.2335 N, 82.5019 W, 17.70 miles, 3097.11 feet AMSL 35.2258 N, 82.5068 W, 18.31 miles, 3136.48 feet AMSL 35.2250 N, 82.5072 W, 18.36 miles, 3244.75 feet AMSL 35.1920 N, 82.5283 W, 20.93 miles, 3057.74 feet AMSL 35.1913 N, 82.5287 W, 20.99 miles, 3057.74 feet AMSL 35.1906 N, 82.5291 W, 21.04 miles, 3100.39 feet AMSL 35.1814 N, 82.5350 W, 21.76 miles, 3044.62 feet AMSL 35.1807 N, 82.5354 W, 21.81 miles, 3064.30 feet AMSL 35.1800 N, 82.5359 W, 21.87 miles, 3100.39 feet AMSL 35.1765 N, 82.5381 W, 22.14 miles, 3103.67 feet AMSL 35.1758 N, 82.5385 W, 22.19 miles, 3113.52 feet AMSL 35.1646 N, 82.5457 W, 23.07 miles, 3061.02 feet AMSL 35.1639 N, 82.5461 W, 23.13 miles, 3061.02 feet AMSL 35.1547 N, 82.5519 W, 23.84 miles, 2992.13 feet AMSL 35.1540 N, 82.5524 W, 23.89 miles, 3083.99 feet AMSL 35.1533 N, 82.5528 W, 23.95 miles, 3097.11 feet AMSL Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 1922.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 24782.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 10979.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.