--==[ 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 red_cross: 10.97 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 300.97 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.0725 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0746 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 kj4hyd: 10.97 miles Azimuth to kj4hyd: 120.88 degrees Depression angle to kj4hyd: -0.2312 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2213 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 100.72 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 122.45 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.74 dB Field strength at red_cross: 43.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 40.35 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 49.41 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and kj4hyd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7583 N, 82.3011 W, 7.70 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7579 N, 82.3004 W, 7.75 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7575 N, 82.2996 W, 7.80 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7564 N, 82.2974 W, 7.95 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7527 N, 82.2899 W, 8.44 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7524 N, 82.2892 W, 8.49 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 230.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 4832.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 2232.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.