--==[ 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 kj4egp: 2.79 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 303.14 degrees Elevation angle to kj4egp: +0.3373 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3790 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4egp Site location: 34.8235 North / 82.5882 West (34° 49' 24" N / 82° 35' 17" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.76 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 2.79 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 123.12 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.3777 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2290 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 kj4egp: Free space path loss: 88.82 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 104.17 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.34 dB Field strength at kj4egp: 61.85 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 331.18 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 405.61 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4egp and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8144 N, 82.5712 W, 1.15 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8140 N, 82.5705 W, 1.20 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 45.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 1514.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4egp must be raised to at least 580.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.