--==[ 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 kj4bkn: 37.93 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 21.13 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.2463 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1730 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to kj4gtu: 37.93 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 201.27 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.3026 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1764 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 kj4bkn: Free space path loss: 111.50 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 159.24 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 47.74 dB Field strength at kj4bkn: 6.78 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.58 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.72 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4bkn and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.3580 N, 82.1500 W, 0.26 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.3573 N, 82.1503 W, 0.32 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.3550 N, 82.1514 W, 0.49 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.3106 N, 82.1726 W, 3.78 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.3099 N, 82.1730 W, 3.83 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.3091 N, 82.1733 W, 3.89 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.3001 N, 82.1776 W, 4.56 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.2986 N, 82.1783 W, 4.67 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.2978 N, 82.1787 W, 4.73 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.2971 N, 82.1791 W, 4.78 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.2948 N, 82.1801 W, 4.95 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 35.2941 N, 82.1805 W, 5.01 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 35.2933 N, 82.1809 W, 5.06 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL 35.2926 N, 82.1812 W, 5.12 miles, 1466.54 feet AMSL 35.1864 N, 82.2317 W, 12.99 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 35.1849 N, 82.2324 W, 13.10 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 35.1819 N, 82.2339 W, 13.32 miles, 1269.69 feet AMSL 35.1812 N, 82.2342 W, 13.38 miles, 1377.95 feet AMSL 35.1804 N, 82.2346 W, 13.43 miles, 1476.38 feet AMSL 35.1797 N, 82.2349 W, 13.49 miles, 1476.38 feet AMSL 35.1789 N, 82.2353 W, 13.54 miles, 1515.75 feet AMSL 34.9417 N, 82.3477 W, 31.12 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9116 N, 82.3619 W, 33.36 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3622 W, 33.41 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9078 N, 82.3637 W, 33.63 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9003 N, 82.3672 W, 34.19 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8995 N, 82.3676 W, 34.25 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8988 N, 82.3679 W, 34.30 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8980 N, 82.3683 W, 34.36 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8973 N, 82.3686 W, 34.42 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8965 N, 82.3690 W, 34.47 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 1798.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 8582.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 4034.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.