--==[ 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 kb4rdv: 21.50 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 104.73 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.2880 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1614 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4rdv Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W) Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet Distance to kj4ght: 21.50 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 284.94 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0231 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9126 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 kb4rdv: Free space path loss: 106.57 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 171.31 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 64.74 dB Field strength at kb4rdv: -5.29 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.15 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.18 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4rdv and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8302 N, 82.3442 W, 0.20 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8304 N, 82.3450 W, 0.24 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8311 N, 82.3483 W, 0.43 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8315 N, 82.3499 W, 0.53 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8318 N, 82.3515 W, 0.63 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8320 N, 82.3523 W, 0.67 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8324 N, 82.3540 W, 0.77 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8461 N, 82.4166 W, 4.45 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8464 N, 82.4182 W, 4.54 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8478 N, 82.4248 W, 4.92 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8528 N, 82.4475 W, 6.26 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8549 N, 82.4573 W, 6.83 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8845 N, 82.5933 W, 14.81 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.8854 N, 82.5974 W, 15.05 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8856 N, 82.5982 W, 15.10 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.8861 N, 82.6006 W, 15.24 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.8863 N, 82.6015 W, 15.29 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.8880 N, 82.6096 W, 15.76 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.8884 N, 82.6112 W, 15.86 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.8886 N, 82.6120 W, 15.91 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 34.8887 N, 82.6129 W, 15.96 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 34.8893 N, 82.6153 W, 16.10 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.8894 N, 82.6161 W, 16.15 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.8896 N, 82.6169 W, 16.19 miles, 1282.81 feet AMSL 34.8898 N, 82.6177 W, 16.24 miles, 1289.37 feet AMSL 34.8900 N, 82.6186 W, 16.29 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 34.8909 N, 82.6226 W, 16.53 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 34.8979 N, 82.6552 W, 18.44 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 34.8981 N, 82.6560 W, 18.49 miles, 1315.62 feet AMSL 34.8983 N, 82.6569 W, 18.53 miles, 1345.14 feet AMSL 34.8984 N, 82.6577 W, 18.58 miles, 1387.80 feet AMSL 34.8986 N, 82.6585 W, 18.63 miles, 1463.25 feet AMSL 34.8988 N, 82.6593 W, 18.68 miles, 1601.05 feet AMSL 34.8990 N, 82.6601 W, 18.73 miles, 1627.30 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 3706.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 9157.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 5068.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.