--==[ 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 gspnws: 5.75 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 25.02 degrees Elevation angle to gspnws: +0.0828 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0975 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to wb4fee: 5.75 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 205.04 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.1660 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2596 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 gspnws: Free space path loss: 95.11 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 110.40 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.29 dB Field strength at gspnws: 55.62 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 161.62 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 197.94 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8818 N, 82.2212 W, 0.12 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8246 N, 82.2537 W, 4.48 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8239 N, 82.2541 W, 4.54 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8231 N, 82.2545 W, 4.59 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8202 N, 82.2562 W, 4.81 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 152.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 3183.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 1349.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.