--==[ 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 k4sug: 11.86 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 225.68 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.0588 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.0035 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.37 feet Distance to kj4gjg: 11.86 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 45.59 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.1129 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.8990 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 k4sug: Free space path loss: 101.40 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 129.09 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 27.69 dB Field strength at k4sug: 36.93 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 18.79 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 23.01 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9790 N, 82.4391 W, 0.07 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0082 N, 82.4027 W, 2.96 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0088 N, 82.4021 W, 3.01 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0093 N, 82.4014 W, 3.06 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0098 N, 82.4008 W, 3.11 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0119 N, 82.3982 W, 3.32 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0124 N, 82.3975 W, 3.37 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0129 N, 82.3969 W, 3.42 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0155 N, 82.3936 W, 3.68 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0160 N, 82.3930 W, 3.73 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0166 N, 82.3923 W, 3.78 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0171 N, 82.3917 W, 3.83 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0192 N, 82.3891 W, 4.04 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0598 N, 82.3383 W, 8.05 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0603 N, 82.3377 W, 8.10 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0608 N, 82.3370 W, 8.16 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0614 N, 82.3364 W, 8.21 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 35.0619 N, 82.3357 W, 8.26 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 35.0765 N, 82.3175 W, 9.70 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0770 N, 82.3168 W, 9.75 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.0973 N, 82.2914 W, 11.76 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 1182.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 8113.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 5341.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.