--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gjg Site location: 35.0983 North / 82.2901 West (35° 5' 53" N / 82° 17' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -220.10 feet Distance to greenville_eoc: 18.35 miles Azimuth to greenville_eoc: 199.85 degrees Depression angle to greenville_eoc: -0.0771 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1805 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: greenville_eoc Site location: 34.8484 North / 82.4000 West (34° 50' 54" N / 82° 24' 0" W) Ground elevation: 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna height: 170.00 feet AGL / 1154.25 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 164.07 feet Distance to kj4gjg: 18.35 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 19.78 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.1885 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1858 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 kj4gjg and greenville_eoc: Free space path loss: 105.19 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 141.47 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.28 dB Field strength at greenville_eoc: 24.54 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.52 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.53 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between greenville_eoc and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8924 N, 82.3808 W, 3.23 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.8931 N, 82.3804 W, 3.28 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8939 N, 82.3801 W, 3.34 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 34.8947 N, 82.3798 W, 3.40 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 34.8954 N, 82.3794 W, 3.45 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.8962 N, 82.3791 W, 3.51 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.8970 N, 82.3788 W, 3.56 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 35.0564 N, 82.3086 W, 15.27 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0571 N, 82.3083 W, 15.33 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0579 N, 82.3080 W, 15.39 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0594 N, 82.3073 W, 15.50 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0632 N, 82.3056 W, 15.78 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0640 N, 82.3053 W, 15.83 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0648 N, 82.3049 W, 15.89 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0655 N, 82.3046 W, 15.95 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0663 N, 82.3043 W, 16.00 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0671 N, 82.3039 W, 16.06 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0678 N, 82.3036 W, 16.11 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0686 N, 82.3033 W, 16.17 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0694 N, 82.3029 W, 16.23 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0755 N, 82.3002 W, 16.67 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0762 N, 82.2999 W, 16.73 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0770 N, 82.2996 W, 16.79 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 35.0777 N, 82.2992 W, 16.84 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 35.0808 N, 82.2979 W, 17.07 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 35.0816 N, 82.2975 W, 17.12 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 2870.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 8392.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 4941.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.