--==[ 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 ghssimpsonville: 17.86 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 108.21 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.1569 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1300 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 17.86 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 288.38 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1015 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0919 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 ghssimpsonville: Free space path loss: 104.95 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 130.11 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.16 dB Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 35.91 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.71 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 20.46 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghssimpsonville and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7484 N, 82.3515 W, 6.17 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7488 N, 82.3531 W, 6.27 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7491 N, 82.3539 W, 6.32 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7495 N, 82.3555 W, 6.41 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7504 N, 82.3587 W, 6.61 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7506 N, 82.3596 W, 6.65 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7508 N, 82.3604 W, 6.70 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7510 N, 82.3612 W, 6.75 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7532 N, 82.3692 W, 7.23 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7534 N, 82.3700 W, 7.28 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7547 N, 82.3748 W, 7.57 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7554 N, 82.3772 W, 7.71 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7556 N, 82.3780 W, 7.76 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7563 N, 82.3805 W, 7.90 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7565 N, 82.3813 W, 7.95 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7567 N, 82.3821 W, 8.00 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7840 N, 82.4826 W, 14.01 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7846 N, 82.4850 W, 14.15 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7855 N, 82.4882 W, 14.35 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7857 N, 82.4890 W, 14.39 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7859 N, 82.4899 W, 14.44 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7862 N, 82.4907 W, 14.49 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7901 N, 82.5051 W, 15.36 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 407.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 6353.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 3629.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.