--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 10.02 feet Distance to af4nq: 8.41 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 340.01 degrees Elevation angle to af4nq: +0.0195 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6044 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -59.10 feet Distance to n4mmw: 8.41 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 159.98 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.1413 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.8860 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 af4nq: Free space path loss: 98.42 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.37 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.96 dB Field strength at af4nq: 30.65 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.12 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.17 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4nq and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0120 N, 82.3595 W, 0.18 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 35.0113 N, 82.3592 W, 0.24 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9976 N, 82.3531 W, 1.24 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9435 N, 82.3290 W, 5.22 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9397 N, 82.3273 W, 5.50 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9367 N, 82.3260 W, 5.72 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9344 N, 82.3250 W, 5.89 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9298 N, 82.3229 W, 6.23 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9085 N, 82.3135 W, 7.80 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9077 N, 82.3131 W, 7.85 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9062 N, 82.3125 W, 7.96 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9054 N, 82.3121 W, 8.02 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9047 N, 82.3118 W, 8.08 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9031 N, 82.3111 W, 8.19 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 978.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 5176.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 3295.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.