--==[ 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 Distance to packs-ridge: 3.10 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 221.45 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.8577 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9893 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Distance to kj4gjg: 3.10 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 41.43 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.9026 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.8337 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 89.76 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 120.06 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.30 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 45.96 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 53.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 65.11 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0649 N, 82.3262 W, 0.02 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 35.0972 N, 82.2914 W, 3.00 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 44.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1822.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1111.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.