--==[ 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 red_cross: 2.81 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 212.46 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.0106 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 2.81 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 32.45 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.0300 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 88.89 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 92.19 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 3.31 dB Field strength at red_cross: 73.83 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1314.88 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1610.39 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 1634.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 732.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.