--==[ 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 k4jf: 2.93 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 159.08 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0455 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0337 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to n4mmw: 2.93 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 339.09 degrees Elevation angle to n4mmw: +0.0031 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0795 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 89.26 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 110.96 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.71 dB Field strength at k4jf: 55.06 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 151.48 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 185.52 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8661 N, 82.2939 W, 0.42 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 24.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 1558.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 910.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.