--==[ 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 kf4rvh: 9.26 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 258.91 degrees Elevation angle to kf4rvh: +0.0445 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3379 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Distance to n4mmw: 9.26 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 78.81 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.1785 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1766 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 kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 99.25 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 130.84 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 31.59 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 35.18 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.37 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 18.83 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4rvh and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8842 N, 82.4085 W, 3.56 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8843 N, 82.4077 W, 3.60 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8844 N, 82.4069 W, 3.65 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8846 N, 82.4060 W, 3.70 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8847 N, 82.4052 W, 3.75 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8848 N, 82.4044 W, 3.79 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8864 N, 82.3945 W, 4.36 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8866 N, 82.3937 W, 4.41 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8867 N, 82.3929 W, 4.46 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8868 N, 82.3920 W, 4.51 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8870 N, 82.3912 W, 4.55 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8871 N, 82.3904 W, 4.60 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8876 N, 82.3871 W, 4.79 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8880 N, 82.3846 W, 4.94 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8886 N, 82.3813 W, 5.13 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8887 N, 82.3805 W, 5.17 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8888 N, 82.3797 W, 5.22 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8894 N, 82.3764 W, 5.41 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8895 N, 82.3756 W, 5.46 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8993 N, 82.3147 W, 8.97 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8994 N, 82.3139 W, 9.02 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8997 N, 82.3122 W, 9.12 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 1027.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 6620.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 3776.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.