--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4hyd Site location: 34.7340 North / 82.2518 West (34° 44' 2" N / 82° 15' 6" W) Ground elevation: 866.14 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 886.14 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 52.38 feet Distance to aj4ik: 1.53 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 27.74 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.3839 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3376 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to kj4hyd: 1.53 miles Azimuth to kj4hyd: 207.75 degrees Elevation angle to kj4hyd: +0.3618 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4113 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 kj4hyd and aj4ik: Free space path loss: 83.60 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 95.81 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 12.22 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 70.20 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 866.63 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1061.40 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and kj4hyd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7396 N, 82.2482 W, 1.09 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 39.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 541.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 316.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.