--==[ 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 k3joy: 17.00 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 296.63 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.0749 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0138 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k3joy Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to kj4hyd: 17.00 miles Azimuth to kj4hyd: 116.48 degrees Depression angle to kj4hyd: -0.1712 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4380 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 k3joy: Free space path loss: 104.53 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 148.89 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.36 dB Field strength at k3joy: 17.13 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.92 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.36 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k3joy and kj4hyd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8400 N, 82.5101 W, 0.62 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8396 N, 82.5093 W, 0.67 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8239 N, 82.4707 W, 3.11 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8204 N, 82.4622 W, 3.65 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8201 N, 82.4615 W, 3.70 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8137 N, 82.4460 W, 4.68 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8134 N, 82.4453 W, 4.72 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8122 N, 82.4422 W, 4.92 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8112 N, 82.4399 W, 5.07 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8109 N, 82.4391 W, 5.12 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8096 N, 82.4360 W, 5.31 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8005 N, 82.4136 W, 6.73 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7986 N, 82.4090 W, 7.02 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7976 N, 82.4067 W, 7.17 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7973 N, 82.4059 W, 7.22 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7837 N, 82.3728 W, 9.32 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7828 N, 82.3705 W, 9.47 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7561 N, 82.3057 W, 13.58 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7558 N, 82.3050 W, 13.63 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7555 N, 82.3042 W, 13.67 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7552 N, 82.3034 W, 13.72 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7549 N, 82.3026 W, 13.77 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 428.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 7640.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 3631.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.