--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to ac4q: 10.51 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 133.76 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2251 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2079 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 10.51 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 313.84 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.0729 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1020 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 kj4gtu and ac4q: Free space path loss: 100.35 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 122.88 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.53 dB Field strength at ac4q: 43.14 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 38.41 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 47.04 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7472 N, 82.2607 W, 0.27 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7477 N, 82.2614 W, 0.32 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7503 N, 82.2646 W, 0.58 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7508 N, 82.2653 W, 0.63 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7513 N, 82.2659 W, 0.68 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7524 N, 82.2672 W, 0.79 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7539 N, 82.2692 W, 0.94 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7715 N, 82.2914 W, 2.69 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7725 N, 82.2928 W, 2.79 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8070 N, 82.3366 W, 6.24 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8081 N, 82.3379 W, 6.35 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8091 N, 82.3392 W, 6.45 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8096 N, 82.3399 W, 6.50 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 218.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 4189.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 1545.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.