--==[ 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 Distance to af4nq: 3.04 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 125.70 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.1508 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.4044 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Distance to wd4dyh: 3.04 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 305.73 degrees Elevation angle to wd4dyh: +0.1067 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3942 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 af4nq: Free space path loss: 89.58 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 116.14 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.56 dB Field strength at af4nq: 49.87 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 83.43 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 102.18 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4nq and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0174 N, 82.3655 W, 0.34 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 35.0182 N, 82.3669 W, 0.44 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0186 N, 82.3676 W, 0.49 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0195 N, 82.3690 W, 0.59 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0199 N, 82.3698 W, 0.64 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0224 N, 82.3741 W, 0.94 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0250 N, 82.3784 W, 1.24 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0254 N, 82.3791 W, 1.29 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0258 N, 82.3798 W, 1.34 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0275 N, 82.3827 W, 1.54 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 35.0279 N, 82.3834 W, 1.59 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0292 N, 82.3856 W, 1.74 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0296 N, 82.3863 W, 1.79 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0300 N, 82.3870 W, 1.84 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0309 N, 82.3884 W, 1.94 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0334 N, 82.3927 W, 2.24 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0351 N, 82.3956 W, 2.44 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0385 N, 82.4014 W, 2.84 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 456.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 1785.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 1199.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.