--==[ 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 ki4dos: 3.32 miles Azimuth to ki4dos: 27.68 degrees Depression angle to ki4dos: -0.0776 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2497 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4dos Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 3.32 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 207.70 degrees Elevation angle to wa4hrk: +0.0296 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1217 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 ki4dos: Free space path loss: 90.34 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 109.88 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.54 dB Field strength at ki4dos: 56.14 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 171.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 210.11 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4dos and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8414 N, 82.5214 W, 0.20 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8232 N, 82.5331 W, 1.62 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8119 N, 82.5403 W, 2.50 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8084 N, 82.5425 W, 2.77 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 121.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 943.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 584.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.