--==[ 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 red_cross: 7.41 miles Azimuth to red_cross: 82.40 degrees Elevation angle to red_cross: +0.0366 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1598 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: red_cross Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W) Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 7.41 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 262.47 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1438 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1292 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 red_cross: Free space path loss: 97.31 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 114.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.38 dB Field strength at red_cross: 51.32 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 98.59 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 120.74 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between red_cross and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8035 N, 82.5279 W, 6.32 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8034 N, 82.5288 W, 6.36 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 160.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 2287.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 919.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.