--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 15.29 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 13.81 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0843 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1261 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 15.29 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 193.85 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.3056 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3005 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 103.61 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 115.85 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 12.25 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 50.16 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 86.27 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 105.65 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9400 N, 82.3640 W, 8.87 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9176 N, 82.3707 W, 10.46 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9168 N, 82.3709 W, 10.52 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9153 N, 82.3714 W, 10.63 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9145 N, 82.3716 W, 10.69 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9097 N, 82.3731 W, 11.03 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9017 N, 82.3754 W, 11.60 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9009 N, 82.3757 W, 11.65 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.9001 N, 82.3759 W, 11.71 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.8993 N, 82.3762 W, 11.77 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 34.8953 N, 82.3774 W, 12.05 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 643.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 3030.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1496.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.