--==[ 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 hnd14527: 42.26 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 2.62 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.5516 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6980 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 42.26 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 182.63 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -1.1631 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 hnd14527: Free space path loss: 112.44 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.45 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.01 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 33.57 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.77 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.64 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between hnd14527 and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9480 N, 82.3855 W, 35.47 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 34.9413 N, 82.3859 W, 35.93 miles, 1391.08 feet AMSL 34.9405 N, 82.3859 W, 35.98 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 34.9189 N, 82.3872 W, 37.48 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9180 N, 82.3872 W, 37.54 miles, 1351.71 feet AMSL 34.9172 N, 82.3872 W, 37.60 miles, 1384.51 feet AMSL 34.9164 N, 82.3873 W, 37.65 miles, 1420.60 feet AMSL 34.8939 N, 82.3885 W, 39.21 miles, 1299.21 feet AMSL 34.8931 N, 82.3886 W, 39.26 miles, 1354.99 feet AMSL Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 2407.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 6840.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 5067.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.