--==[ 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 kg4fqg: 1.72 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 326.56 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.0075 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 red_cross: 1.72 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 146.55 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.0173 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 kg4fqg: Free space path loss: 84.62 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 89.83 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 5.21 dB Field strength at kg4fqg: 76.19 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1725.28 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2113.03 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 301.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 143.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.