--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4jwb Site location: 34.8675 North / 82.2831 West (34° 52' 3" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1000.97 feet AMSL Distance to ki4mee: 21.12 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 99.12 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2658 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2600 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to n4jwb: 21.12 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 279.33 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.0399 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0103 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 n4jwb and ki4mee: Free space path loss: 106.41 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 146.83 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 40.42 dB Field strength at ki4mee: 19.19 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.44 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.98 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mee and n4jwb, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8196 N, 81.9238 W, 0.48 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.8198 N, 81.9246 W, 0.53 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.8203 N, 81.9287 W, 0.76 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.8205 N, 81.9304 W, 0.86 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.8475 N, 82.1319 W, 12.44 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.8485 N, 82.1393 W, 12.86 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8488 N, 82.1418 W, 13.01 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.8494 N, 82.1459 W, 13.24 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.8495 N, 82.1468 W, 13.29 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.8497 N, 82.1484 W, 13.39 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.8498 N, 82.1492 W, 13.43 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 131.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 9873.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 2579.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.