--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 9.24 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 340.38 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0052 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1699 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Distance to wb4fee: 9.24 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 160.35 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.1285 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2398 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 kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 99.23 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.46 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: 30.32 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.79 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.76 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4pqa and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9302 N, 82.3164 W, 0.27 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9294 N, 82.3160 W, 0.32 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9119 N, 82.3084 W, 1.61 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8660 N, 82.2884 W, 4.98 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8652 N, 82.2881 W, 5.03 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8645 N, 82.2878 W, 5.09 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8362 N, 82.2755 W, 7.16 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8354 N, 82.2751 W, 7.22 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8347 N, 82.2748 W, 7.28 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8224 N, 82.2695 W, 8.17 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8217 N, 82.2692 W, 8.23 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8209 N, 82.2688 W, 8.29 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8201 N, 82.2685 W, 8.34 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8194 N, 82.2682 W, 8.40 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8186 N, 82.2678 W, 8.45 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8171 N, 82.2672 W, 8.57 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8156 N, 82.2665 W, 8.68 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 827.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 4351.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 2529.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.