--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to kg4fqg: 16.92 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 201.18 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.2965 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2937 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to packs-ridge: 16.92 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 21.12 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0516 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0570 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 packs-ridge and kg4fqg: Free space path loss: 104.49 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.77 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.28 dB Field strength at kg4fqg: 41.25 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 30.90 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 37.85 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4fqg and packs-ridge, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8913 N, 82.4083 W, 4.08 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8989 N, 82.4048 W, 4.64 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9026 N, 82.4030 W, 4.92 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9034 N, 82.4026 W, 4.97 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9041 N, 82.4023 W, 5.03 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9049 N, 82.4019 W, 5.08 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9057 N, 82.4016 W, 5.14 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9064 N, 82.4012 W, 5.20 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9072 N, 82.4009 W, 5.25 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9087 N, 82.4002 W, 5.36 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.9094 N, 82.3998 W, 5.42 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9102 N, 82.3994 W, 5.48 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3991 W, 5.53 miles, 1312.34 feet AMSL 34.9117 N, 82.3987 W, 5.59 miles, 1407.48 feet AMSL 34.9124 N, 82.3984 W, 5.64 miles, 1459.97 feet AMSL 34.9132 N, 82.3980 W, 5.70 miles, 1505.91 feet AMSL 34.9139 N, 82.3977 W, 5.75 miles, 1584.65 feet AMSL 34.9147 N, 82.3973 W, 5.81 miles, 1587.93 feet AMSL 34.9155 N, 82.3970 W, 5.87 miles, 1620.73 feet AMSL 34.9162 N, 82.3966 W, 5.92 miles, 1620.73 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 834.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 6162.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 1175.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.