--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 3.18 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 355.24 degrees Elevation angle to kb4ykj: +0.1563 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1872 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Distance to n4iq: 3.18 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 175.24 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2023 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5888 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 kb4ykj: Free space path loss: 89.96 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 94.78 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 4.82 dB Field strength at kb4ykj: 71.24 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 976.35 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1195.78 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4ykj and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8248 N, 82.1621 W, 0.07 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.8240 N, 82.1620 W, 0.13 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 30.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 1161.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 172.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.