--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 2.38 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 348.74 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0022 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.8108 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Distance to n4mmw: 2.38 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 168.74 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.0322 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4514 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 kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 87.44 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 109.53 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.09 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: 56.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 178.62 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 218.77 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4pqa and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9309 N, 82.3172 W, 0.21 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9098 N, 82.3121 W, 1.69 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9090 N, 82.3119 W, 1.75 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9058 N, 82.3111 W, 1.98 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9050 N, 82.3109 W, 2.04 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9041 N, 82.3107 W, 2.09 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9033 N, 82.3106 W, 2.15 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 291.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 1313.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 826.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.