--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: w4jto Site location: 34.8994 North / 82.5414 West (34° 53' 57" N / 82° 32' 28" W) Ground elevation: 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1109.24 feet AMSL Distance to ki4mln: 15.60 miles Azimuth to ki4mln: 121.45 degrees Depression angle to ki4mln: -0.2247 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0352 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mln Site location: 34.7814 North / 82.3068 West (34° 46' 53" N / 82° 18' 24" W) Ground elevation: 928.48 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 948.48 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 63.23 feet Distance to w4jto: 15.60 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 301.58 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.0011 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3243 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 w4jto and ki4mln: Free space path loss: 103.78 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.35 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.57 dB Field strength at ki4mln: 33.67 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.91 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.81 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mln and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7822 N, 82.3084 W, 0.10 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7961 N, 82.3359 W, 1.93 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7965 N, 82.3366 W, 1.98 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8032 N, 82.3500 W, 2.88 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8231 N, 82.3895 W, 5.50 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8238 N, 82.3909 W, 5.60 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8242 N, 82.3917 W, 5.65 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8246 N, 82.3924 W, 5.70 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8388 N, 82.4207 W, 7.58 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8987 N, 82.5399 W, 15.50 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 293.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 11357.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 6086.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.