--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to af4ee: 8.51 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 263.96 degrees Elevation angle to af4ee: +0.0304 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1524 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 8.51 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 83.88 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1536 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0877 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 wa4hrk and af4ee: Free space path loss: 98.52 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 119.89 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.37 dB Field strength at af4ee: 46.13 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 54.21 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 66.39 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7914 N, 82.6616 W, 1.97 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.7950 N, 82.6209 W, 4.30 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.7950 N, 82.6201 W, 4.34 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.7960 N, 82.6084 W, 5.01 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.7961 N, 82.6076 W, 5.05 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.7996 N, 82.5678 W, 7.33 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 223.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 4926.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 2485.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.