--==[ 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 k4jf: 9.75 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 353.10 degrees Elevation angle to k4jf: +0.0828 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3002 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to kj4gtq: 9.75 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 173.09 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.2239 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2193 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 99.70 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.99 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.29 dB Field strength at k4jf: 41.03 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 30.14 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 36.92 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and kj4gtq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8408 N, 82.2884 W, 1.37 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8366 N, 82.2878 W, 1.66 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8358 N, 82.2877 W, 1.72 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8350 N, 82.2875 W, 1.77 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8333 N, 82.2873 W, 1.89 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8325 N, 82.2872 W, 1.95 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8317 N, 82.2871 W, 2.00 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7789 N, 82.2793 W, 5.68 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7756 N, 82.2788 W, 5.91 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7633 N, 82.2770 W, 6.77 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7624 N, 82.2768 W, 6.82 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7616 N, 82.2767 W, 6.88 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7600 N, 82.2765 W, 7.00 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7591 N, 82.2764 W, 7.05 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7583 N, 82.2762 W, 7.11 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 279.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 4192.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 2037.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.