--==[ 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 wd4dyh: 18.38 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 26.07 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0768 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2485 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wd4dyh Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W) Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -105.02 feet Distance to wa4hrk: 18.38 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 206.15 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1892 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1446 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 wd4dyh: Free space path loss: 105.20 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 156.09 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 50.89 dB Field strength at wd4dyh: 9.93 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.84 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.03 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wd4dyh and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0374 N, 82.4059 W, 0.21 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0353 N, 82.4072 W, 0.38 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0346 N, 82.4076 W, 0.43 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0339 N, 82.4080 W, 0.49 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0331 N, 82.4085 W, 0.54 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0210 N, 82.4158 W, 1.48 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0196 N, 82.4166 W, 1.59 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0188 N, 82.4170 W, 1.64 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0181 N, 82.4175 W, 1.70 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9237 N, 82.4740 W, 8.96 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9230 N, 82.4744 W, 9.02 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9202 N, 82.4761 W, 9.24 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9194 N, 82.4765 W, 9.29 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8114 N, 82.5410 W, 17.61 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8086 N, 82.5427 W, 17.83 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 571.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 5366.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 3328.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.