--==[ 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 kj4ght: 22.54 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 271.71 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0447 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3400 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to n4mmw: 22.54 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 91.48 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.2816 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0195 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 kj4ght: Free space path loss: 106.98 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 156.38 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 49.40 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 9.64 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.81 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.99 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9091 N, 82.7038 W, 0.20 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9091 N, 82.7030 W, 0.25 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9091 N, 82.7022 W, 0.30 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9080 N, 82.6522 W, 3.13 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 34.9080 N, 82.6513 W, 3.18 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9079 N, 82.6505 W, 3.22 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 34.9079 N, 82.6497 W, 3.27 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9079 N, 82.6488 W, 3.32 miles, 1335.30 feet AMSL 34.9079 N, 82.6480 W, 3.37 miles, 1338.58 feet AMSL 34.9030 N, 82.4314 W, 15.65 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9027 N, 82.4197 W, 16.31 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9025 N, 82.4097 W, 16.87 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9025 N, 82.4089 W, 16.92 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9025 N, 82.4081 W, 16.97 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9024 N, 82.4072 W, 17.02 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9024 N, 82.4064 W, 17.06 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9024 N, 82.4056 W, 17.11 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9024 N, 82.4047 W, 17.16 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9022 N, 82.3981 W, 17.53 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9022 N, 82.3972 W, 17.58 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9021 N, 82.3939 W, 17.77 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9021 N, 82.3914 W, 17.91 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.3906 W, 17.96 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.3897 W, 18.01 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.3889 W, 18.05 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.3881 W, 18.10 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.3872 W, 18.15 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.9019 N, 82.3864 W, 18.20 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 34.9019 N, 82.3856 W, 18.24 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9019 N, 82.3847 W, 18.29 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 34.9019 N, 82.3839 W, 18.34 miles, 1315.62 feet AMSL 34.9002 N, 82.3123 W, 22.40 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 2671.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 16337.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 9414.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.