--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 14.09 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 290.06 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.0723 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0929 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to n4iq: 14.09 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 109.93 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2763 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2273 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 kj4gtu: Free space path loss: 102.90 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 125.99 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 23.09 dB Field strength at kj4gtu: 40.03 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 26.86 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.90 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtu and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8459 N, 82.3779 W, 0.79 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8457 N, 82.3771 W, 0.84 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8454 N, 82.3763 W, 0.89 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8402 N, 82.3587 W, 1.95 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8400 N, 82.3579 W, 2.00 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8397 N, 82.3571 W, 2.04 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8395 N, 82.3563 W, 2.09 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8338 N, 82.3371 W, 3.25 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8333 N, 82.3355 W, 3.35 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8330 N, 82.3347 W, 3.39 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8323 N, 82.3324 W, 3.54 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8321 N, 82.3316 W, 3.59 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8319 N, 82.3308 W, 3.63 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8269 N, 82.3140 W, 4.65 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8261 N, 82.3116 W, 4.79 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8259 N, 82.3108 W, 4.84 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8257 N, 82.3100 W, 4.89 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8247 N, 82.3068 W, 5.08 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8245 N, 82.3060 W, 5.13 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8242 N, 82.3052 W, 5.18 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8166 N, 82.2796 W, 6.72 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8164 N, 82.2788 W, 6.77 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8083 N, 82.2517 W, 8.41 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 206.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 6147.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 3122.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.