--==[ 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 red_cross: 20.83 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 200.30 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.1614 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1807 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to kj4gjg: 20.83 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 20.23 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.1401 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1058 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 106.29 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 155.98 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 49.69 dB Field strength at red_cross: 10.04 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.85 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.04 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8628 N, 82.3963 W, 3.48 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8636 N, 82.3960 W, 3.54 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8697 N, 82.3932 W, 3.99 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8704 N, 82.3929 W, 4.04 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8841 N, 82.3868 W, 5.05 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8848 N, 82.3864 W, 5.11 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8886 N, 82.3847 W, 5.39 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8894 N, 82.3844 W, 5.44 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8902 N, 82.3840 W, 5.50 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8917 N, 82.3833 W, 5.61 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8924 N, 82.3830 W, 5.67 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.8932 N, 82.3827 W, 5.72 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.8940 N, 82.3823 W, 5.78 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.8947 N, 82.3820 W, 5.83 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.8955 N, 82.3816 W, 5.89 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 34.8962 N, 82.3813 W, 5.95 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 34.8970 N, 82.3809 W, 6.00 miles, 1309.06 feet AMSL 35.0573 N, 82.3087 W, 17.81 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0581 N, 82.3083 W, 17.87 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0588 N, 82.3080 W, 17.92 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0642 N, 82.3056 W, 18.31 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0649 N, 82.3052 W, 18.37 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0657 N, 82.3049 W, 18.43 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0664 N, 82.3046 W, 18.48 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0672 N, 82.3042 W, 18.54 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0679 N, 82.3039 W, 18.59 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0687 N, 82.3035 W, 18.65 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0695 N, 82.3032 W, 18.71 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0763 N, 82.3001 W, 19.21 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 35.0771 N, 82.2998 W, 19.27 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 35.0778 N, 82.2994 W, 19.32 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 35.0809 N, 82.2980 W, 19.54 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 35.0816 N, 82.2977 W, 19.60 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 3305.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 9576.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 5658.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.