--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Distance to af4ee: 23.23 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 250.70 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.1329 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3336 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to n4mmw: 23.23 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 70.48 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.2034 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2745 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 n4mmw and af4ee: Free space path loss: 107.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 163.38 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 56.14 dB Field strength at af4ee: 2.64 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.36 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.44 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7913 N, 82.6860 W, 0.61 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.7969 N, 82.6668 W, 1.77 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.7971 N, 82.6660 W, 1.81 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.7973 N, 82.6652 W, 1.86 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.8308 N, 82.5500 W, 8.79 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8556 N, 82.4644 W, 13.94 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8558 N, 82.4636 W, 13.99 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8560 N, 82.4628 W, 14.04 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8648 N, 82.4324 W, 15.87 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8727 N, 82.4051 W, 17.50 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8729 N, 82.4043 W, 17.55 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8736 N, 82.4019 W, 17.70 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8764 N, 82.3923 W, 18.27 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8766 N, 82.3915 W, 18.32 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8821 N, 82.3723 W, 19.48 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8830 N, 82.3691 W, 19.67 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8833 N, 82.3683 W, 19.72 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8987 N, 82.3146 W, 22.94 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8989 N, 82.3138 W, 22.99 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8994 N, 82.3122 W, 23.09 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 2363.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 16901.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 9461.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.