--==[ 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 k4sug: 21.07 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 310.62 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.0089 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0101 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Distance to n4iq: 21.07 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 130.46 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2961 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0113 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 k4sug: Free space path loss: 106.39 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 163.25 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 56.86 dB Field strength at k4sug: 2.77 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.37 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.45 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9744 N, 82.4345 W, 0.41 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9739 N, 82.4338 W, 0.47 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9734 N, 82.4331 W, 0.52 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9677 N, 82.4249 W, 1.13 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9648 N, 82.4208 W, 1.43 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9615 N, 82.4160 W, 1.79 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9610 N, 82.4153 W, 1.84 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9605 N, 82.4146 W, 1.89 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9586 N, 82.4119 W, 2.09 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9581 N, 82.4112 W, 2.14 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9577 N, 82.4105 W, 2.20 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9572 N, 82.4099 W, 2.25 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9567 N, 82.4092 W, 2.30 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9562 N, 82.4085 W, 2.35 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9543 N, 82.4058 W, 2.55 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9538 N, 82.4051 W, 2.60 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9534 N, 82.4044 W, 2.65 miles, 1335.30 feet AMSL 34.9529 N, 82.4037 W, 2.70 miles, 1453.41 feet AMSL 34.9524 N, 82.4030 W, 2.76 miles, 1453.41 feet AMSL 34.9519 N, 82.4023 W, 2.81 miles, 1519.03 feet AMSL 34.9467 N, 82.3948 W, 3.37 miles, 1614.17 feet AMSL 34.9462 N, 82.3941 W, 3.42 miles, 1732.28 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.3935 W, 3.47 miles, 1751.97 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 917.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 6717.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 3216.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.