--==[ 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 n3pt: 11.25 miles Azimuth to n3pt: 142.60 degrees Depression angle to n3pt: -0.2808 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2628 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n3pt Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 11.25 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 322.66 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.1179 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1965 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 n3pt: Free space path loss: 100.94 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 123.22 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.28 dB Field strength at n3pt: 42.79 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 36.92 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 45.22 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n3pt and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7284 N, 82.2781 W, 0.69 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.7290 N, 82.2786 W, 0.75 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.7296 N, 82.2792 W, 0.80 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7314 N, 82.2809 W, 0.96 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7333 N, 82.2826 W, 1.12 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7339 N, 82.2832 W, 1.17 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7375 N, 82.2866 W, 1.49 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7400 N, 82.2888 W, 1.70 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7430 N, 82.2917 W, 1.97 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7534 N, 82.3013 W, 2.87 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7540 N, 82.3019 W, 2.92 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7546 N, 82.3024 W, 2.97 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8034 N, 82.3478 W, 7.22 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8040 N, 82.3484 W, 7.27 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 179.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 5943.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 2272.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.