--==[ 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 kg4fqg: 2.63 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 249.14 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.0054 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0449 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 2.63 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 69.11 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.0326 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5432 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 kg4fqg: Free space path loss: 88.30 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 103.49 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.18 dB Field strength at kg4fqg: 62.53 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 358.27 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 438.79 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4fqg and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8401 N, 82.4220 W, 0.74 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 78.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 1521.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 629.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.