--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 7.81 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 291.80 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.0986 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1526 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to wb4fee: 7.81 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 111.73 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.2116 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1741 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 kj4gtu: Free space path loss: 97.77 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 122.24 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.47 dB Field strength at kj4gtu: 43.78 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 41.35 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 50.65 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtu and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8388 N, 82.3574 W, 2.05 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8386 N, 82.3566 W, 2.10 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8318 N, 82.3360 W, 3.36 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8316 N, 82.3352 W, 3.40 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8313 N, 82.3344 W, 3.45 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8310 N, 82.3337 W, 3.50 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8308 N, 82.3329 W, 3.55 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8305 N, 82.3321 W, 3.60 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8300 N, 82.3305 W, 3.69 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8297 N, 82.3297 W, 3.74 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8227 N, 82.3083 W, 5.05 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8206 N, 82.3020 W, 5.44 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8196 N, 82.2988 W, 5.63 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8191 N, 82.2972 W, 5.73 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8129 N, 82.2782 W, 6.89 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8126 N, 82.2774 W, 6.93 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8123 N, 82.2766 W, 6.98 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 441.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 3385.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 1499.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.