--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wd4dyh Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W) Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -105.02 feet Distance to ac4q: 22.07 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 157.78 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2484 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.8869 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 22.07 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 337.86 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0709 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0143 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 wd4dyh and ac4q: Free space path loss: 106.79 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 172.62 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 65.82 dB Field strength at ac4q: -6.60 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.13 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.15 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7484 N, 82.2592 W, 0.29 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7492 N, 82.2596 W, 0.35 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7566 N, 82.2633 W, 0.91 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7574 N, 82.2636 W, 0.96 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7581 N, 82.2640 W, 1.02 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7589 N, 82.2644 W, 1.07 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7596 N, 82.2647 W, 1.13 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7999 N, 82.2847 W, 4.14 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8007 N, 82.2851 W, 4.19 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8014 N, 82.2855 W, 4.25 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8148 N, 82.2921 W, 5.25 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8156 N, 82.2925 W, 5.31 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8163 N, 82.2929 W, 5.36 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8171 N, 82.2932 W, 5.42 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8193 N, 82.2943 W, 5.58 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8208 N, 82.2951 W, 5.69 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8216 N, 82.2955 W, 5.75 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8231 N, 82.2962 W, 5.86 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8238 N, 82.2966 W, 5.92 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8268 N, 82.2980 W, 6.14 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8275 N, 82.2984 W, 6.20 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8357 N, 82.3025 W, 6.81 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8372 N, 82.3032 W, 6.92 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8380 N, 82.3036 W, 6.98 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8387 N, 82.3040 W, 7.03 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8395 N, 82.3043 W, 7.09 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.8402 N, 82.3047 W, 7.14 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9380 N, 82.3533 W, 14.44 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9387 N, 82.3537 W, 14.49 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9395 N, 82.3540 W, 14.55 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0111 N, 82.3897 W, 19.89 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0118 N, 82.3901 W, 19.95 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0126 N, 82.3905 W, 20.01 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0133 N, 82.3908 W, 20.06 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0141 N, 82.3912 W, 20.12 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0148 N, 82.3916 W, 20.17 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.0156 N, 82.3920 W, 20.23 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 35.0163 N, 82.3923 W, 20.28 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0171 N, 82.3927 W, 20.34 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0178 N, 82.3931 W, 20.40 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0186 N, 82.3934 W, 20.45 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 35.0223 N, 82.3953 W, 20.73 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0245 N, 82.3964 W, 20.90 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 35.0268 N, 82.3975 W, 21.06 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0350 N, 82.4016 W, 21.68 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0357 N, 82.4020 W, 21.73 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 8299.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 16777.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 12578.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.