--==[ 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 ghstr: 21.36 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 309.04 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.0039 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0337 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to n4iq: 21.36 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 128.88 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.3131 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0352 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 106.51 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 156.63 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 50.12 dB Field strength at ghstr: 9.39 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.79 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.97 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9726 N, 82.4478 W, 0.20 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9722 N, 82.4471 W, 0.25 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9717 N, 82.4464 W, 0.30 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9643 N, 82.4353 W, 1.11 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9630 N, 82.4332 W, 1.26 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9625 N, 82.4325 W, 1.32 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9620 N, 82.4318 W, 1.37 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9616 N, 82.4311 W, 1.42 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9611 N, 82.4304 W, 1.47 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9607 N, 82.4297 W, 1.52 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9593 N, 82.4276 W, 1.67 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9584 N, 82.4262 W, 1.77 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9579 N, 82.4255 W, 1.82 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9570 N, 82.4241 W, 1.92 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 34.9551 N, 82.4213 W, 2.13 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.9547 N, 82.4206 W, 2.18 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9538 N, 82.4193 W, 2.28 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 34.9533 N, 82.4186 W, 2.33 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 34.9528 N, 82.4179 W, 2.38 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9524 N, 82.4172 W, 2.43 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9519 N, 82.4165 W, 2.48 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9492 N, 82.4123 W, 2.78 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9487 N, 82.4116 W, 2.83 miles, 1377.95 feet AMSL 34.9478 N, 82.4102 W, 2.94 miles, 1456.69 feet AMSL 34.9473 N, 82.4095 W, 2.99 miles, 1476.38 feet AMSL 34.9469 N, 82.4088 W, 3.04 miles, 1597.77 feet AMSL 34.9459 N, 82.4074 W, 3.14 miles, 1640.42 feet AMSL 34.9446 N, 82.4053 W, 3.29 miles, 1699.48 feet AMSL 34.9441 N, 82.4046 W, 3.34 miles, 1699.48 feet AMSL 34.9436 N, 82.4040 W, 3.39 miles, 1732.28 feet AMSL 34.9432 N, 82.4033 W, 3.44 miles, 1768.37 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 919.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 7503.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 3389.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.