--==[ 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 ke4hgx: 1.11 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 290.32 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.1043 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0110 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 1.11 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 110.30 degrees Elevation angle to wa4hrk: +0.0883 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1482 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 ke4hgx: Free space path loss: 80.82 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 98.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.87 dB Field strength at ke4hgx: 67.33 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 622.39 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 762.26 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4hgx and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8036 N, 82.5542 W, 0.68 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 30.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 652.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 338.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.