--==[ 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 kb1efa: 27.96 miles Azimuth to kb1efa: 118.33 degrees Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.2609 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4689 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb1efa Site location: 34.6086 North / 82.1142 West (34° 36' 30" N / 82° 6' 51" W) Ground elevation: 807.09 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 827.09 feet AMSL Distance to wa4hrk: 27.96 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 298.58 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1438 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1344 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 kb1efa: Free space path loss: 108.85 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 150.11 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 41.26 dB Field strength at kb1efa: 15.91 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.67 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.05 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb1efa and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.6108 N, 82.1192 W, 0.32 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6186 N, 82.1367 W, 1.46 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6489 N, 82.2043 W, 5.83 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6492 N, 82.2051 W, 5.88 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.6496 N, 82.2058 W, 5.93 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.6499 N, 82.2066 W, 5.98 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6503 N, 82.2073 W, 6.03 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6523 N, 82.2119 W, 6.32 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6526 N, 82.2127 W, 6.37 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6530 N, 82.2134 W, 6.42 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6666 N, 82.2438 W, 8.39 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.6679 N, 82.2469 W, 8.59 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.6686 N, 82.2484 W, 8.68 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6690 N, 82.2492 W, 8.73 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6720 N, 82.2560 W, 9.18 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6724 N, 82.2568 W, 9.23 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.6740 N, 82.2606 W, 9.47 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7046 N, 82.3290 W, 13.90 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7049 N, 82.3298 W, 13.95 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7073 N, 82.3351 W, 14.29 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7093 N, 82.3397 W, 14.59 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7104 N, 82.3420 W, 14.73 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7263 N, 82.3778 W, 17.05 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7266 N, 82.3785 W, 17.09 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7280 N, 82.3816 W, 17.29 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7283 N, 82.3823 W, 17.34 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7287 N, 82.3831 W, 17.39 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7290 N, 82.3839 W, 17.44 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7310 N, 82.3884 W, 17.73 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7324 N, 82.3915 W, 17.93 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7327 N, 82.3922 W, 17.98 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7331 N, 82.3930 W, 18.03 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7676 N, 82.4707 W, 23.05 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7683 N, 82.4723 W, 23.14 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7686 N, 82.4730 W, 23.19 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7727 N, 82.4822 W, 23.78 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7730 N, 82.4829 W, 23.83 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.7733 N, 82.4837 W, 23.88 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.7990 N, 82.5417 W, 27.62 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7994 N, 82.5424 W, 27.67 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 1901.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 11542.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 7686.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.