--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 23.24 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 349.53 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0306 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0328 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 kj4hyd: 23.24 miles Azimuth to kj4hyd: 169.49 degrees Depression angle to kj4hyd: -0.3669 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3640 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 107.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.94 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.70 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 33.08 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.06 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 14.77 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and kj4hyd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8608 N, 82.2804 W, 14.33 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8600 N, 82.2802 W, 14.39 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8591 N, 82.2800 W, 14.44 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8356 N, 82.2747 W, 16.10 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8348 N, 82.2745 W, 16.16 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8209 N, 82.2714 W, 17.13 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8193 N, 82.2710 W, 17.24 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8185 N, 82.2708 W, 17.30 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8177 N, 82.2707 W, 17.36 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7681 N, 82.2595 W, 20.84 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7673 N, 82.2593 W, 20.90 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7665 N, 82.2591 W, 20.95 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7648 N, 82.2588 W, 21.07 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7640 N, 82.2586 W, 21.13 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7632 N, 82.2584 W, 21.18 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7616 N, 82.2580 W, 21.30 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 535.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 8786.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 4366.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.