--==[ 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 n4mmw: 6.90 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 337.49 degrees Elevation angle to n4mmw: +0.0276 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1712 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Distance to wb4fee: 6.90 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 157.47 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.1273 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0773 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 n4mmw: Free space path loss: 96.69 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.48 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.79 dB Field strength at n4mmw: 44.54 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 45.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 55.31 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4mmw and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8674 N, 82.2932 W, 2.44 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8667 N, 82.2929 W, 2.50 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8421 N, 82.2805 W, 4.34 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8414 N, 82.2801 W, 4.39 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8221 N, 82.2703 W, 5.84 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8213 N, 82.2699 W, 5.89 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8206 N, 82.2696 W, 5.95 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8198 N, 82.2692 W, 6.00 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8191 N, 82.2688 W, 6.06 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8183 N, 82.2684 W, 6.12 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8176 N, 82.2681 W, 6.17 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8168 N, 82.2677 W, 6.23 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.2673 W, 6.28 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 551.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 3234.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 1873.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.