--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 10.02 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 11.51 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 14.40 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ctd: +0.0219 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.0247 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to n4mmw: 11.51 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 194.43 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.1885 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0309 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 101.14 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 129.75 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.62 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 36.27 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 17.41 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 21.33 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0599 N, 82.2596 W, 0.11 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9987 N, 82.2789 W, 4.47 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9613 N, 82.2906 W, 7.14 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9605 N, 82.2908 W, 7.20 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9597 N, 82.2911 W, 7.25 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9589 N, 82.2913 W, 7.31 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9581 N, 82.2916 W, 7.37 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9550 N, 82.2926 W, 7.59 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9542 N, 82.2928 W, 7.65 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9534 N, 82.2931 W, 7.71 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9446 N, 82.2958 W, 8.33 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9041 N, 82.3085 W, 11.22 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9033 N, 82.3088 W, 11.28 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 1144.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 6297.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 4212.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.