--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to basf: 30.24 miles Azimuth to basf: 233.02 degrees Depression angle to basf: -0.2330 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0340 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: basf Site location: 34.4564 North / 82.6947 West (34° 27' 23" N / 82° 41' 40" W) Ground elevation: 771.00 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 791.00 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 59.72 feet Distance to kj4gtq: 30.24 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 52.78 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.2047 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6711 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 kj4gtq and basf: Free space path loss: 109.53 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 147.39 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.86 dB Field strength at basf: 18.62 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.28 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.80 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between basf and kj4gtq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.4575 N, 82.6930 W, 0.12 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.4614 N, 82.6867 W, 0.58 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.4619 N, 82.6859 W, 0.63 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.4707 N, 82.6718 W, 1.64 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.4712 N, 82.6711 W, 1.69 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.4720 N, 82.6697 W, 1.79 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.4756 N, 82.6641 W, 2.19 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.4760 N, 82.6634 W, 2.24 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.4764 N, 82.6627 W, 2.29 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.4769 N, 82.6620 W, 2.34 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.4844 N, 82.6500 W, 3.20 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.5118 N, 82.6062 W, 6.33 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.5122 N, 82.6055 W, 6.38 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.5126 N, 82.6048 W, 6.43 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.5131 N, 82.6041 W, 6.48 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.5135 N, 82.6034 W, 6.53 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.5144 N, 82.6020 W, 6.63 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.5162 N, 82.5991 W, 6.83 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.5166 N, 82.5984 W, 6.88 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.5170 N, 82.5977 W, 6.93 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.5563 N, 82.5348 W, 11.42 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.5572 N, 82.5334 W, 11.52 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.5576 N, 82.5327 W, 11.57 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.5589 N, 82.5306 W, 11.73 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.5594 N, 82.5299 W, 11.78 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.5611 N, 82.5271 W, 11.98 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.5620 N, 82.5257 W, 12.08 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.5682 N, 82.5158 W, 12.79 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.5686 N, 82.5151 W, 12.84 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.5717 N, 82.5101 W, 13.19 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.5739 N, 82.5066 W, 13.44 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.5744 N, 82.5059 W, 13.49 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.5748 N, 82.5051 W, 13.54 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.5752 N, 82.5044 W, 13.59 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.5757 N, 82.5037 W, 13.64 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.5761 N, 82.5030 W, 13.69 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.5766 N, 82.5023 W, 13.74 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.6294 N, 82.4174 W, 19.80 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6298 N, 82.4167 W, 19.85 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6303 N, 82.4160 W, 19.90 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.6320 N, 82.4131 W, 20.10 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6391 N, 82.4018 W, 20.91 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.6421 N, 82.3969 W, 21.26 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.6426 N, 82.3962 W, 21.31 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6430 N, 82.3954 W, 21.36 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6435 N, 82.3947 W, 21.41 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.6439 N, 82.3940 W, 21.46 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.6443 N, 82.3933 W, 21.51 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.6452 N, 82.3919 W, 21.61 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL Antenna at basf must be raised to at least 771.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at basf must be raised to at least 14535.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at basf must be raised to at least 7379.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.