--==[ 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 ghstr: 5.25 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 210.00 degrees Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.0645 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1465 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 39.37 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 5.25 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 29.97 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.1404 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5914 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 94.31 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 115.95 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.64 dB Field strength at ghstr: 50.07 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 85.29 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 104.46 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9755 N, 82.4498 W, 0.08 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9796 N, 82.4470 W, 0.41 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9932 N, 82.4374 W, 1.50 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9939 N, 82.4369 W, 1.55 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9946 N, 82.4364 W, 1.60 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0055 N, 82.4287 W, 2.47 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0061 N, 82.4282 W, 2.53 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0068 N, 82.4278 W, 2.58 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0082 N, 82.4268 W, 2.69 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0089 N, 82.4263 W, 2.75 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0095 N, 82.4258 W, 2.80 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 35.0102 N, 82.4254 W, 2.85 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 35.0109 N, 82.4249 W, 2.91 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 35.0191 N, 82.4191 W, 3.56 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 35.0313 N, 82.4105 W, 4.54 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0334 N, 82.4090 W, 4.70 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0341 N, 82.4086 W, 4.76 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 778.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 2294.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1585.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.