--==[ 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 ghssimpsonville: 12.90 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 164.31 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.1290 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1161 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to n4mmw: 12.90 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 344.35 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.0578 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0481 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 ghssimpsonville: Free space path loss: 102.13 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 130.11 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 27.98 dB Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 35.91 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.71 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 20.47 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghssimpsonville and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7597 N, 82.2618 W, 2.83 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7613 N, 82.2623 W, 2.94 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8031 N, 82.2766 W, 5.94 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8039 N, 82.2769 W, 6.00 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8055 N, 82.2774 W, 6.11 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8078 N, 82.2782 W, 6.28 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8102 N, 82.2790 W, 6.45 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8110 N, 82.2793 W, 6.51 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8315 N, 82.2863 W, 7.98 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8323 N, 82.2866 W, 8.04 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8662 N, 82.2982 W, 10.47 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8670 N, 82.2984 W, 10.53 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 279.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 6974.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 4098.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.