--==[ 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 ka5wll: 7.60 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 339.65 degrees Elevation angle to ka5wll: +0.0480 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1702 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to wb4fee: 7.60 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 159.63 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.1580 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1526 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 97.54 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 128.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 31.01 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 37.47 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.99 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 24.49 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8656 N, 82.2893 W, 3.35 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8649 N, 82.2889 W, 3.41 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8641 N, 82.2886 W, 3.46 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8360 N, 82.2759 W, 5.53 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8353 N, 82.2755 W, 5.59 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8345 N, 82.2752 W, 5.64 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8337 N, 82.2749 W, 5.70 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8216 N, 82.2694 W, 6.60 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8208 N, 82.2690 W, 6.65 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8201 N, 82.2687 W, 6.71 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8193 N, 82.2683 W, 6.76 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8185 N, 82.2680 W, 6.82 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8178 N, 82.2677 W, 6.88 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8170 N, 82.2673 W, 6.93 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8155 N, 82.2666 W, 7.04 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 648.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 3545.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 2045.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.