--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4iq Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W) Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL Distance to aj4ik: 4.99 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 248.47 degrees Elevation angle to aj4ik: +0.0138 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1313 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 n4iq: 4.99 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 68.42 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.0861 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0101 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 n4iq and aj4ik: Free space path loss: 93.88 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 123.95 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.07 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 42.06 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 33.94 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 41.57 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7566 N, 82.2297 W, 0.59 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.7569 N, 82.2289 W, 0.64 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7574 N, 82.2273 W, 0.73 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7582 N, 82.2249 W, 0.88 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7584 N, 82.2241 W, 0.93 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7587 N, 82.2233 W, 0.98 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7651 N, 82.2035 W, 2.18 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7654 N, 82.2027 W, 2.23 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7662 N, 82.2003 W, 2.38 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7680 N, 82.1948 W, 2.72 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7744 N, 82.1750 W, 3.93 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 148.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 2651.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 1454.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.