--==[ 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 k4jf: 9.41 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 306.26 degrees Elevation angle to k4jf: +0.1136 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1143 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to n4iq: 9.41 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 126.18 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2497 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2193 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 99.39 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 118.00 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.62 dB Field strength at k4jf: 48.02 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 67.37 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 82.51 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8470 N, 82.2689 W, 1.57 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8393 N, 82.2561 W, 2.48 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8385 N, 82.2546 W, 2.58 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8380 N, 82.2539 W, 2.63 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8376 N, 82.2532 W, 2.68 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8372 N, 82.2525 W, 2.73 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8239 N, 82.2303 W, 4.28 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 100.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 3199.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 1389.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.