--==[ 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 ki4mln: 3.08 miles Azimuth to ki4mln: 233.54 degrees Elevation angle to ki4mln: +0.0586 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1924 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mln Site location: 34.7814 North / 82.3068 West (34° 46' 53" N / 82° 18' 24" W) Ground elevation: 928.48 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 948.48 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 63.23 feet Distance to wb4fee: 3.08 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 53.51 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.1032 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1029 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 ki4mln: Free space path loss: 89.69 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 105.44 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.75 dB Field strength at ki4mln: 60.58 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 286.08 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 350.37 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mln and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7993 N, 82.2774 W, 2.08 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8014 N, 82.2739 W, 2.33 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8019 N, 82.2732 W, 2.38 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 58.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 1143.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mln must be raised to at least 544.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.