--==[ 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 n4mmw: 5.77 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 52.94 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.1590 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1578 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Distance to kj4gtu: 5.77 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 232.98 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.0755 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2121 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 n4mmw: Free space path loss: 95.14 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 112.90 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.76 dB Field strength at n4mmw: 53.12 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 121.25 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 148.50 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4mmw and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8989 N, 82.3116 W, 0.13 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8985 N, 82.3124 W, 0.18 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8981 N, 82.3131 W, 0.23 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8731 N, 82.3535 W, 3.10 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8717 N, 82.3556 W, 3.25 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8713 N, 82.3563 W, 3.30 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8691 N, 82.3598 W, 3.56 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8687 N, 82.3605 W, 3.61 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 113.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 1130.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 511.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.