--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to af4nq: 14.12 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 13.20 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.1041 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0691 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -59.10 feet Distance to red_cross: 14.12 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 193.23 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.1003 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0213 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 red_cross and af4nq: Free space path loss: 102.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.57 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 40.66 dB Field strength at af4nq: 22.45 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.55 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.34 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4nq and red_cross, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0118 N, 82.3614 W, 0.19 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9966 N, 82.3657 W, 1.27 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9958 N, 82.3660 W, 1.33 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9605 N, 82.3761 W, 3.83 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9525 N, 82.3784 W, 4.40 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9517 N, 82.3786 W, 4.46 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9509 N, 82.3788 W, 4.51 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 34.9501 N, 82.3791 W, 4.57 miles, 1263.12 feet AMSL 34.9493 N, 82.3793 W, 4.63 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 34.9485 N, 82.3795 W, 4.68 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 34.9197 N, 82.3878 W, 6.73 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9189 N, 82.3880 W, 6.79 miles, 1338.58 feet AMSL 34.9181 N, 82.3882 W, 6.84 miles, 1384.51 feet AMSL 34.9173 N, 82.3885 W, 6.90 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 34.9165 N, 82.3887 W, 6.96 miles, 1443.57 feet AMSL 34.9149 N, 82.3892 W, 7.07 miles, 1440.29 feet AMSL 34.9125 N, 82.3898 W, 7.24 miles, 1433.73 feet AMSL 34.9101 N, 82.3905 W, 7.41 miles, 1427.17 feet AMSL Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 909.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 2695.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 1355.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.