--==[ 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 hnd14527: 51.39 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 354.59 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.3769 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3965 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to kj4gtq: 51.39 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 174.54 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -1.1205 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1082 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 hnd14527: Free space path loss: 114.13 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 138.32 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.19 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 27.70 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.49 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.95 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between hnd14527 and kj4gtq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1682 N, 82.3225 W, 20.30 miles, 2578.74 feet AMSL 35.1500 N, 82.3204 W, 21.57 miles, 2509.84 feet AMSL 35.1492 N, 82.3203 W, 21.62 miles, 2509.84 feet AMSL 35.1483 N, 82.3202 W, 21.68 miles, 2542.65 feet AMSL 35.1475 N, 82.3201 W, 21.74 miles, 2568.90 feet AMSL Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 363.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 20856.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 9459.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.