--==[ 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 kj4hyd: 1.42 miles Azimuth to kj4hyd: 48.77 degrees Elevation angle to kj4hyd: +0.4154 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4859 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4hyd Site location: 34.7340 North / 82.2518 West (34° 44' 2" N / 82° 15' 6" W) Ground elevation: 866.14 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 886.14 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 52.38 feet Distance to kj4gtq: 1.42 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 228.78 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.4360 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2941 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 kj4hyd: Free space path loss: 82.98 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 101.49 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.51 dB Field strength at kj4hyd: 64.53 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 450.91 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 552.25 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4hyd and kj4gtq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7316 N, 82.2551 W, 0.25 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7311 N, 82.2558 W, 0.30 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7292 N, 82.2585 W, 0.50 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7262 N, 82.2625 W, 0.81 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 64.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 769.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 446.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.