--==[ 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 kd4ph: 8.79 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 254.59 degrees Elevation angle to kd4ph: +0.0376 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3360 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Distance to n4mmw: 8.79 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 74.50 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.1648 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0103 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 kd4ph: Free space path loss: 98.80 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.51 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.71 dB Field strength at kd4ph: 33.51 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.68 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.53 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kd4ph and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8697 N, 82.4439 W, 0.91 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8791 N, 82.4024 W, 3.35 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8793 N, 82.4016 W, 3.39 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8795 N, 82.4008 W, 3.44 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8797 N, 82.4000 W, 3.49 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8832 N, 82.3845 W, 4.40 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8837 N, 82.3821 W, 4.54 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8854 N, 82.3748 W, 4.97 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8856 N, 82.3740 W, 5.02 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8857 N, 82.3732 W, 5.07 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8859 N, 82.3724 W, 5.11 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8861 N, 82.3715 W, 5.16 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8863 N, 82.3707 W, 5.21 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8865 N, 82.3699 W, 5.26 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8990 N, 82.3146 W, 8.51 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8992 N, 82.3138 W, 8.55 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8995 N, 82.3122 W, 8.65 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 775.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 6278.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 3458.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.