--==[ 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 red_cross: 14.96 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 279.50 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.0578 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2015 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to n4iq: 14.96 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 99.36 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2743 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2675 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 103.41 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.74 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.33 dB Field strength at red_cross: 34.27 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.85 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.96 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8108 N, 82.3829 W, 1.99 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8107 N, 82.3821 W, 2.04 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8106 N, 82.3813 W, 2.09 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8105 N, 82.3804 W, 2.13 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8075 N, 82.3581 W, 3.42 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8073 N, 82.3573 W, 3.46 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8066 N, 82.3515 W, 3.80 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8060 N, 82.3474 W, 4.03 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8059 N, 82.3466 W, 4.08 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8058 N, 82.3458 W, 4.13 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8022 N, 82.3193 W, 5.65 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8017 N, 82.3160 W, 5.84 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7872 N, 82.2095 W, 11.96 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7810 N, 82.1641 W, 14.58 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 367.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 6601.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 3414.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.