--==[ 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 ghsgreer: 12.25 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 132.26 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreer: -0.1610 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.6012 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 55.98 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 12.25 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 312.35 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0163 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2414 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 ghsgreer: Free space path loss: 101.68 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.95 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.27 dB Field strength at ghsgreer: 25.07 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.80 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.87 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreer and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9246 N, 82.2492 W, 0.39 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9251 N, 82.2499 W, 0.44 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9396 N, 82.2693 W, 1.92 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9401 N, 82.2699 W, 1.97 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9406 N, 82.2706 W, 2.03 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9426 N, 82.2733 W, 2.23 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9446 N, 82.2759 W, 2.43 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9451 N, 82.2766 W, 2.49 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9909 N, 82.3380 W, 7.19 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9914 N, 82.3387 W, 7.24 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9919 N, 82.3394 W, 7.29 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0153 N, 82.3708 W, 9.70 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0158 N, 82.3715 W, 9.75 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0173 N, 82.3735 W, 9.90 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0178 N, 82.3741 W, 9.95 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0248 N, 82.3835 W, 10.67 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.0258 N, 82.3848 W, 10.77 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.0263 N, 82.3855 W, 10.82 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0268 N, 82.3862 W, 10.87 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0273 N, 82.3868 W, 10.92 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0277 N, 82.3875 W, 10.98 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0282 N, 82.3882 W, 11.03 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0287 N, 82.3889 W, 11.08 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0302 N, 82.3909 W, 11.23 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0342 N, 82.3962 W, 11.64 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0347 N, 82.3969 W, 11.69 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0387 N, 82.4022 W, 12.10 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 2030.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 7883.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 5542.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.