--==[ 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 ki4onj: 20.10 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 146.11 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.2832 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2814 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4onj Site location: 34.5739 North / 82.2206 West (34° 34' 26" N / 82° 13' 14" W) Ground elevation: 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 784.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 56.26 feet Distance to red_cross: 20.10 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 326.22 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.0077 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0072 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 ki4onj: Free space path loss: 105.98 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 127.99 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.01 dB Field strength at ki4onj: 38.03 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 21.32 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 26.12 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4onj and red_cross, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.6173 N, 82.2558 W, 3.60 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.6224 N, 82.2600 W, 4.03 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6250 N, 82.2621 W, 4.25 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.6334 N, 82.2690 W, 4.95 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6341 N, 82.2695 W, 5.00 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7264 N, 82.3448 W, 12.68 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7277 N, 82.3458 W, 12.79 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7322 N, 82.3495 W, 13.17 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 120.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 2513.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 1334.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.