--==[ 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 kj4gtq: 24.00 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 172.41 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.3913 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3887 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to packs-ridge: 24.00 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 352.44 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0440 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3004 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 kj4gtq: Free space path loss: 107.52 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 127.28 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.76 dB Field strength at kj4gtq: 38.74 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 23.15 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 28.35 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtq and packs-ridge, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7315 N, 82.2724 W, 0.77 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7438 N, 82.2744 W, 1.64 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7447 N, 82.2746 W, 1.69 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7496 N, 82.2754 W, 2.04 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7554 N, 82.2763 W, 2.44 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7562 N, 82.2764 W, 2.50 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7570 N, 82.2766 W, 2.55 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7578 N, 82.2767 W, 2.61 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7587 N, 82.2768 W, 2.67 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8195 N, 82.2867 W, 6.91 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8261 N, 82.2877 W, 7.37 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8269 N, 82.2879 W, 7.43 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 151.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 8985.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 1446.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.