--==[ 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 greenville_eoc: 14.55 miles Azimuth to greenville_eoc: 289.02 degrees Elevation angle to greenville_eoc: +0.1510 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1609 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: greenville_eoc Site location: 34.8484 North / 82.4000 West (34° 50' 54" N / 82° 24' 0" W) Ground elevation: 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna height: 170.00 feet AGL / 1154.25 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 164.07 feet Distance to n4iq: 14.55 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 108.88 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.3616 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3605 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 greenville_eoc: Free space path loss: 103.17 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 115.49 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 12.32 dB Field strength at greenville_eoc: 50.53 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 89.97 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 110.19 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between greenville_eoc and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8228 N, 82.3091 W, 5.45 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8226 N, 82.3083 W, 5.50 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8208 N, 82.3018 W, 5.89 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8206 N, 82.3010 W, 5.93 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8199 N, 82.2986 W, 6.08 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 224.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 6389.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 3270.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.