--==[ 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 ghsgreenville: 14.72 miles Azimuth to ghsgreenville: 280.28 degrees Elevation angle to ghsgreenville: +0.0268 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2013 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreenville Site location: 34.8178 North / 82.4128 West (34° 49' 4" N / 82° 24' 46" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 36.38 feet Distance to n4iq: 14.72 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 100.13 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2398 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1065 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 ghsgreenville: Free space path loss: 103.27 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 133.87 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.60 dB Field strength at ghsgreenville: 32.15 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.84 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.28 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreenville and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8138 N, 82.3859 W, 1.55 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8137 N, 82.3850 W, 1.60 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8136 N, 82.3842 W, 1.65 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8135 N, 82.3834 W, 1.69 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8133 N, 82.3826 W, 1.74 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8132 N, 82.3817 W, 1.79 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8131 N, 82.3809 W, 1.84 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8081 N, 82.3471 W, 3.78 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8080 N, 82.3463 W, 3.83 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8079 N, 82.3455 W, 3.88 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8039 N, 82.3183 W, 5.45 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8036 N, 82.3166 W, 5.54 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7878 N, 82.2094 W, 11.72 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7810 N, 82.1641 W, 14.34 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreenville must be raised to at least 369.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreenville must be raised to at least 6502.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreenville must be raised to at least 3366.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.