--==[ 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 n4jwb: 8.43 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 64.73 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.1107 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1011 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4jwb Site location: 34.8675 North / 82.2831 West (34° 52' 3" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1000.97 feet AMSL Distance to red_cross: 8.43 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 244.81 degrees Depression angle to red_cross: -0.0113 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0483 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 n4jwb: Free space path loss: 98.43 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 114.81 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.37 dB Field strength at n4jwb: 51.21 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 97.32 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 119.20 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4jwb and red_cross, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8570 N, 82.3103 W, 1.70 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8540 N, 82.3181 W, 2.19 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8531 N, 82.3204 W, 2.34 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8522 N, 82.3228 W, 2.48 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8510 N, 82.3259 W, 2.68 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 70.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 1141.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 682.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.