--==[ 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 k3joy: 6.12 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 288.75 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.1825 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1382 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k3joy Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to red_cross: 6.12 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 108.69 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.0939 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4457 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 k3joy: Free space path loss: 95.66 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 116.53 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.87 dB Field strength at k3joy: 49.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 79.82 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 97.76 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k3joy and red_cross, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8412 N, 82.5099 W, 0.59 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8410 N, 82.5091 W, 0.64 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8407 N, 82.5083 W, 0.69 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 65.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 1048.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 451.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.