--==[ 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 kb3hvf: 16.66 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 109.56 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.2167 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1297 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb3hvf Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 16.66 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 289.72 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.0243 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0109 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 kb3hvf: Free space path loss: 104.35 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 137.21 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 32.86 dB Field strength at kb3hvf: 28.81 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.38 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.04 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb3hvf and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7257 N, 82.2887 W, 1.09 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.7259 N, 82.2895 W, 1.14 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7262 N, 82.2903 W, 1.18 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7271 N, 82.2935 W, 1.38 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7273 N, 82.2943 W, 1.43 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7276 N, 82.2951 W, 1.47 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7281 N, 82.2967 W, 1.57 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7400 N, 82.3374 W, 4.03 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7421 N, 82.3446 W, 4.46 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7431 N, 82.3478 W, 4.65 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7440 N, 82.3510 W, 4.85 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7443 N, 82.3518 W, 4.90 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7445 N, 82.3526 W, 4.94 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7447 N, 82.3534 W, 4.99 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7450 N, 82.3542 W, 5.04 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7501 N, 82.3718 W, 6.10 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7525 N, 82.3798 W, 6.58 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7527 N, 82.3806 W, 6.63 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7539 N, 82.3846 W, 6.87 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7541 N, 82.3854 W, 6.92 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7544 N, 82.3862 W, 6.97 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7546 N, 82.3870 W, 7.02 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7820 N, 82.4806 W, 12.66 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7822 N, 82.4814 W, 12.70 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7825 N, 82.4822 W, 12.75 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7848 N, 82.4902 W, 13.23 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7850 N, 82.4910 W, 13.28 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7853 N, 82.4918 W, 13.33 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 462.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 5991.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 3454.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.