--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 11.47 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 187.89 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.1606 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0884 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -7.79 feet Distance to kj4gjg: 11.47 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 7.88 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.0055 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.1438 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 kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 101.11 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 144.48 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 43.36 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: 21.54 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.20 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.92 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4pqa and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9356 N, 82.3177 W, 0.13 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9496 N, 82.3153 W, 1.10 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9562 N, 82.3142 W, 1.56 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9587 N, 82.3138 W, 1.73 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9595 N, 82.3136 W, 1.79 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9603 N, 82.3135 W, 1.84 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9611 N, 82.3134 W, 1.90 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9619 N, 82.3132 W, 1.96 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9636 N, 82.3129 W, 2.07 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 35.0268 N, 82.3022 W, 6.49 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 35.0359 N, 82.3007 W, 7.12 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 35.0433 N, 82.2995 W, 7.63 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0449 N, 82.2992 W, 7.75 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.0457 N, 82.2990 W, 7.81 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0515 N, 82.2981 W, 8.21 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0581 N, 82.2970 W, 8.67 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0589 N, 82.2968 W, 8.72 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0597 N, 82.2967 W, 8.78 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0605 N, 82.2965 W, 8.84 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0614 N, 82.2964 W, 8.89 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0622 N, 82.2963 W, 8.95 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0630 N, 82.2961 W, 9.01 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 35.0638 N, 82.2960 W, 9.07 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 35.0729 N, 82.2945 W, 9.70 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 35.0753 N, 82.2940 W, 9.87 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.0761 N, 82.2939 W, 9.93 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 35.0778 N, 82.2936 W, 10.04 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0819 N, 82.2929 W, 10.33 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 1328.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 9785.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 6185.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.