--==[ 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 ke4kzs: 12.78 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 166.72 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.1482 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1031 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to n4mmw: 12.78 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 346.75 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.0368 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0027 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 ke4kzs: Free space path loss: 102.05 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 130.95 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.90 dB Field strength at ke4kzs: 35.07 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.18 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 18.59 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4kzs and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7471 N, 82.2658 W, 1.92 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7487 N, 82.2663 W, 2.03 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7527 N, 82.2674 W, 2.32 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7559 N, 82.2684 W, 2.55 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7567 N, 82.2686 W, 2.60 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7575 N, 82.2688 W, 2.66 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7583 N, 82.2690 W, 2.72 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7599 N, 82.2695 W, 2.83 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8064 N, 82.2828 W, 6.13 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8088 N, 82.2835 W, 6.30 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8184 N, 82.2863 W, 6.98 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8192 N, 82.2865 W, 7.04 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8216 N, 82.2872 W, 7.21 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8296 N, 82.2895 W, 7.78 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8312 N, 82.2900 W, 7.89 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8320 N, 82.2902 W, 7.95 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8344 N, 82.2909 W, 8.12 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8392 N, 82.2923 W, 8.46 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8408 N, 82.2927 W, 8.57 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8665 N, 82.3001 W, 10.39 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 243.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 6894.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 4053.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.