--==[ 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 kf4nxs: 11.23 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 144.08 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -0.2556 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.3042 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to kj4gjg: 11.23 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 324.15 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gjg: +0.0931 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6509 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 kf4nxs: Free space path loss: 100.93 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 146.65 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 45.72 dB Field strength at kf4nxs: 19.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.49 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.05 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4nxs and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9691 N, 82.1759 W, 0.21 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.9722 N, 82.1787 W, 0.47 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.9784 N, 82.1842 W, 1.01 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9791 N, 82.1847 W, 1.06 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.9990 N, 82.2024 W, 2.76 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.9997 N, 82.2029 W, 2.82 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 35.0028 N, 82.2057 W, 3.08 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 35.0253 N, 82.2255 W, 5.00 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 35.0496 N, 82.2471 W, 7.08 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 35.0503 N, 82.2476 W, 7.13 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 35.0509 N, 82.2482 W, 7.18 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 35.0521 N, 82.2493 W, 7.29 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 35.0546 N, 82.2515 W, 7.50 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0553 N, 82.2520 W, 7.56 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0559 N, 82.2526 W, 7.61 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0578 N, 82.2542 W, 7.77 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0584 N, 82.2548 W, 7.82 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0590 N, 82.2553 W, 7.88 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0596 N, 82.2559 W, 7.93 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0602 N, 82.2564 W, 7.98 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0759 N, 82.2702 W, 9.31 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0765 N, 82.2708 W, 9.37 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0771 N, 82.2714 W, 9.42 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0777 N, 82.2719 W, 9.47 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0965 N, 82.2885 W, 11.07 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 2107.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 10052.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 6395.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.