--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wb4fee Site location: 34.8079 North / 82.2632 West (34° 48' 28" N / 82° 15' 47" W) Ground elevation: 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 925.51 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 32.41 feet Distance to aj4ik: 4.00 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 160.16 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2784 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2655 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to wb4fee: 4.00 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 340.17 degrees Elevation angle to wb4fee: +0.2205 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2439 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 wb4fee and aj4ik: Free space path loss: 91.95 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 111.25 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.30 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 54.77 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 146.53 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 179.46 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7606 N, 82.2424 W, 0.52 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7614 N, 82.2427 W, 0.58 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.7621 N, 82.2431 W, 0.63 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7637 N, 82.2438 W, 0.75 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7705 N, 82.2468 W, 1.25 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7728 N, 82.2478 W, 1.42 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7736 N, 82.2481 W, 1.47 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 90.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 2087.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 825.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.