--==[ 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 kj4egp: 9.69 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 273.29 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.0362 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4egp Site location: 34.8235 North / 82.5882 West (34° 49' 24" N / 82° 35' 17" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.76 feet Distance to red_cross: 9.69 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 93.20 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.1041 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 kj4egp: Free space path loss: 99.65 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 111.92 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 12.27 dB Field strength at kj4egp: 54.10 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 135.68 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 166.17 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 1290.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 635.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.