--==[ 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 ghsgreer: 7.88 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 7.87 degrees Elevation angle to ghsgreer: +0.0338 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1102 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to wb4fee: 7.88 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 187.88 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.1478 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1426 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 ghsgreer: Free space path loss: 97.84 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 123.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.70 dB Field strength at ghsgreer: 42.47 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 35.57 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 43.57 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreer and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8383 N, 82.2581 W, 5.76 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8276 N, 82.2599 W, 6.50 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8268 N, 82.2600 W, 6.56 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8260 N, 82.2601 W, 6.62 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8219 N, 82.2608 W, 6.90 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 406.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 3441.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 1835.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.