--==[ 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 af4ee: 17.82 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 256.30 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.1210 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1188 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 17.82 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 76.13 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.1370 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0100 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 af4ee: Free space path loss: 104.94 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.50 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.56 dB Field strength at af4ee: 34.52 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 14.24 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 17.45 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7904 N, 82.6859 W, 0.60 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.7947 N, 82.6647 W, 1.84 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.7949 N, 82.6639 W, 1.89 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8051 N, 82.6132 W, 4.85 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8055 N, 82.6116 W, 4.94 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8056 N, 82.6108 W, 4.99 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8058 N, 82.6100 W, 5.04 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8060 N, 82.6092 W, 5.08 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8061 N, 82.6083 W, 5.13 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8063 N, 82.6075 W, 5.18 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8065 N, 82.6067 W, 5.23 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8124 N, 82.5773 W, 6.94 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8382 N, 82.4490 W, 14.44 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8385 N, 82.4474 W, 14.53 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8393 N, 82.4433 W, 14.77 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8442 N, 82.4188 W, 16.20 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8449 N, 82.4155 W, 16.39 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 280.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 6868.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 2372.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.