--==[ 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 gspnws_55: 9.95 miles Azimuth to gspnws_55: 76.49 degrees Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.1054 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0753 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws_55 Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL Distance to kj4gtu: 9.95 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 256.59 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.0386 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0385 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 gspnws_55: Free space path loss: 99.88 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 111.81 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.93 dB Field strength at gspnws_55: 54.21 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 137.44 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 168.33 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws_55 and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8648 N, 82.3150 W, 5.52 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8646 N, 82.3158 W, 5.57 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8638 N, 82.3199 W, 5.80 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8636 N, 82.3207 W, 5.85 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8635 N, 82.3215 W, 5.90 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8633 N, 82.3223 W, 5.95 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8628 N, 82.3248 W, 6.09 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8627 N, 82.3256 W, 6.14 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8622 N, 82.3281 W, 6.28 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8620 N, 82.3289 W, 6.33 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8619 N, 82.3297 W, 6.38 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.8617 N, 82.3305 W, 6.42 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.8616 N, 82.3313 W, 6.47 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8614 N, 82.3321 W, 6.52 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8612 N, 82.3330 W, 6.57 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.8611 N, 82.3338 W, 6.62 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.8604 N, 82.3370 W, 6.81 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.8603 N, 82.3379 W, 6.85 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.8599 N, 82.3395 W, 6.95 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.8598 N, 82.3403 W, 7.00 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 34.8596 N, 82.3411 W, 7.04 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 660.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 1800.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 1214.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.