--==[ 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 ghsgreenville: 2.53 miles Azimuth to ghsgreenville: 209.18 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreenville: -0.2137 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreenville Site location: 34.8178 North / 82.4128 West (34° 49' 4" N / 82° 24' 46" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 36.38 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 2.53 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 29.17 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.1770 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 ghsgreenville: Free space path loss: 88.00 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 93.24 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 5.24 dB Field strength at ghsgreenville: 72.78 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1165.85 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1427.87 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreenville must be raised to at least 1488.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreenville must be raised to at least 679.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.