--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 22.07 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 34.42 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0044 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2557 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 22.07 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 214.54 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.3238 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3154 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 106.79 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.20 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.41 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 33.82 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.13 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.08 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9650 N, 82.4102 W, 8.36 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9611 N, 82.4134 W, 8.68 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9605 N, 82.4139 W, 8.73 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9567 N, 82.4171 W, 9.06 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.9560 N, 82.4177 W, 9.11 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9554 N, 82.4182 W, 9.16 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 34.9548 N, 82.4187 W, 9.22 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 34.9541 N, 82.4193 W, 9.27 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.4236 W, 9.70 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9484 N, 82.4241 W, 9.75 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 34.9477 N, 82.4246 W, 9.80 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 34.9471 N, 82.4252 W, 9.86 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 34.9465 N, 82.4257 W, 9.91 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9458 N, 82.4262 W, 9.97 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 34.9445 N, 82.4273 W, 10.07 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 34.9439 N, 82.4278 W, 10.13 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 34.9433 N, 82.4284 W, 10.18 miles, 1417.32 feet AMSL 34.8129 N, 82.5374 W, 21.10 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 727.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 9690.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 3883.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.