--==[ 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 kf4rvh: 13.67 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 100.11 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.2187 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1635 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ght: 13.67 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 280.25 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ght: +0.0209 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0489 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 kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 102.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.25 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 29.62 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 33.77 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.06 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.00 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4rvh and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8885 N, 82.5664 W, 5.55 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.8886 N, 82.5672 W, 5.60 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8889 N, 82.5697 W, 5.74 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.8891 N, 82.5705 W, 5.79 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.8897 N, 82.5746 W, 6.02 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8898 N, 82.5755 W, 6.07 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.8942 N, 82.6051 W, 7.78 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.8943 N, 82.6060 W, 7.83 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.8944 N, 82.6068 W, 7.87 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 34.8945 N, 82.6076 W, 7.92 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.8946 N, 82.6084 W, 7.97 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9001 N, 82.6455 W, 10.11 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.9002 N, 82.6464 W, 10.15 miles, 1328.74 feet AMSL 34.9003 N, 82.6472 W, 10.20 miles, 1335.30 feet AMSL 34.9005 N, 82.6480 W, 10.25 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9012 N, 82.6530 W, 10.53 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9013 N, 82.6538 W, 10.58 miles, 1394.36 feet AMSL 34.9019 N, 82.6579 W, 10.82 miles, 1384.51 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.6587 W, 10.87 miles, 1509.19 feet AMSL 34.9023 N, 82.6604 W, 10.96 miles, 1515.75 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 1761.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 5789.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 3076.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.