--==[ 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 kj4egp: 8.99 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 131.19 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.2473 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1936 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4egp Site location: 34.8235 North / 82.5882 West (34° 49' 24" N / 82° 35' 17" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.76 feet Distance to kj4ght: 8.99 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 311.26 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ght: +0.1172 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1632 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 kj4egp: Free space path loss: 98.99 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 128.57 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 29.58 dB Field strength at kj4egp: 37.45 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.96 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 24.44 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4egp and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8274 N, 82.5937 W, 0.42 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8279 N, 82.5944 W, 0.47 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8318 N, 82.5998 W, 0.88 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.8323 N, 82.6005 W, 0.93 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.8474 N, 82.6214 W, 2.51 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.8479 N, 82.6221 W, 2.56 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.8498 N, 82.6248 W, 2.76 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.8503 N, 82.6255 W, 2.82 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.8508 N, 82.6262 W, 2.87 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 34.8513 N, 82.6268 W, 2.92 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 397.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 2495.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 1385.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.