--==[ 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 kj4bkn: 40.19 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 0.74 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.2031 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1738 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to n4iq: 40.19 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 180.75 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.3785 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6044 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 kj4bkn: Free space path loss: 112.00 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 170.14 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 58.14 dB Field strength at kj4bkn: -4.12 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.17 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.20 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4bkn and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.3575 N, 82.1484 W, 0.28 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.3566 N, 82.1484 W, 0.34 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.3208 N, 82.1489 W, 2.82 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.3033 N, 82.1492 W, 4.03 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.3025 N, 82.1492 W, 4.09 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.3016 N, 82.1492 W, 4.14 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.3008 N, 82.1493 W, 4.20 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.3000 N, 82.1493 W, 4.26 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.2991 N, 82.1493 W, 4.32 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.2667 N, 82.1498 W, 6.56 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.2500 N, 82.1501 W, 7.71 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.2492 N, 82.1501 W, 7.77 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.2450 N, 82.1502 W, 8.06 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.2442 N, 82.1502 W, 8.12 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.2433 N, 82.1502 W, 8.17 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.2417 N, 82.1502 W, 8.29 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.2408 N, 82.1502 W, 8.35 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.2400 N, 82.1502 W, 8.40 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.2225 N, 82.1505 W, 9.61 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.2217 N, 82.1505 W, 9.67 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.1650 N, 82.1514 W, 13.59 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.1642 N, 82.1514 W, 13.64 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.1633 N, 82.1515 W, 13.70 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.1625 N, 82.1515 W, 13.76 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0975 N, 82.1525 W, 18.25 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 35.0967 N, 82.1525 W, 18.31 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 35.0958 N, 82.1525 W, 18.36 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 35.0950 N, 82.1525 W, 18.42 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 35.0942 N, 82.1526 W, 18.48 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 35.0808 N, 82.1528 W, 19.40 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 35.0800 N, 82.1528 W, 19.46 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 35.0717 N, 82.1529 W, 20.03 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 35.0708 N, 82.1529 W, 20.09 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.0700 N, 82.1529 W, 20.15 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.0692 N, 82.1530 W, 20.21 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 35.0667 N, 82.1530 W, 20.38 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.0658 N, 82.1530 W, 20.44 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.0650 N, 82.1530 W, 20.50 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 35.0642 N, 82.1530 W, 20.55 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 35.0633 N, 82.1530 W, 20.61 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 35.0625 N, 82.1531 W, 20.67 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 35.0617 N, 82.1531 W, 20.73 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 35.0608 N, 82.1531 W, 20.78 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 35.0350 N, 82.1535 W, 22.57 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 35.0342 N, 82.1535 W, 22.63 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 35.0333 N, 82.1535 W, 22.68 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0325 N, 82.1535 W, 22.74 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0317 N, 82.1535 W, 22.80 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.8892 N, 82.1558 W, 32.64 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8475 N, 82.1565 W, 35.52 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.8467 N, 82.1565 W, 35.58 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.8459 N, 82.1565 W, 35.64 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.8242 N, 82.1568 W, 37.14 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 1378.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 16034.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 3876.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.