--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wa4bvw Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -174.22 feet Distance to ghsgreer: 12.26 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 169.63 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreer: -0.1494 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1666 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 55.98 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 12.26 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 349.65 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0280 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1853 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 wa4bvw and ghsgreer: Free space path loss: 101.69 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 136.95 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.27 dB Field strength at ghsgreer: 29.06 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.60 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.31 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreer and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9262 N, 82.2454 W, 0.37 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9278 N, 82.2457 W, 0.49 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9286 N, 82.2459 W, 0.54 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9327 N, 82.2468 W, 0.83 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9343 N, 82.2472 W, 0.94 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9400 N, 82.2484 W, 1.34 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9408 N, 82.2486 W, 1.40 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9416 N, 82.2488 W, 1.46 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9424 N, 82.2490 W, 1.52 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.0522 N, 82.2735 W, 9.23 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 35.0579 N, 82.2748 W, 9.63 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0587 N, 82.2749 W, 9.69 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0595 N, 82.2751 W, 9.74 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.0603 N, 82.2753 W, 9.80 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0612 N, 82.2755 W, 9.86 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0620 N, 82.2757 W, 9.91 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0685 N, 82.2771 W, 10.37 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0693 N, 82.2773 W, 10.43 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0701 N, 82.2775 W, 10.49 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0709 N, 82.2777 W, 10.54 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0758 N, 82.2787 W, 10.89 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 928.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 4145.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 2647.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.