--==[ 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 greenville_eoc: 13.25 miles Azimuth to greenville_eoc: 178.97 degrees Depression angle to greenville_eoc: -0.0295 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.2157 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: greenville_eoc Site location: 34.8484 North / 82.4000 West (34° 50' 54" N / 82° 24' 0" W) Ground elevation: 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna height: 170.00 feet AGL / 1154.25 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 164.07 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 13.25 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 358.97 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.1623 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1462 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 greenville_eoc: Free space path loss: 102.36 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.74 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.38 dB Field strength at greenville_eoc: 25.28 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.91 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.02 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between greenville_eoc and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9044 N, 82.4013 W, 3.87 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9052 N, 82.4013 W, 3.93 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9061 N, 82.4013 W, 3.98 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9069 N, 82.4013 W, 4.04 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9077 N, 82.4013 W, 4.10 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9094 N, 82.4014 W, 4.21 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9102 N, 82.4014 W, 4.27 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.9111 N, 82.4014 W, 4.33 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9136 N, 82.4015 W, 4.50 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.9144 N, 82.4015 W, 4.56 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9152 N, 82.4015 W, 4.62 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9161 N, 82.4015 W, 4.67 miles, 1364.83 feet AMSL 34.9169 N, 82.4015 W, 4.73 miles, 1420.60 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.4016 W, 4.79 miles, 1558.40 feet AMSL 34.9186 N, 82.4016 W, 4.85 miles, 1650.26 feet AMSL 34.9194 N, 82.4016 W, 4.90 miles, 1706.04 feet AMSL 34.9202 N, 82.4016 W, 4.96 miles, 1748.69 feet AMSL 34.9211 N, 82.4016 W, 5.02 miles, 1768.37 feet AMSL 34.9219 N, 82.4016 W, 5.08 miles, 1788.06 feet AMSL 34.9227 N, 82.4017 W, 5.13 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL 34.9377 N, 82.4020 W, 6.17 miles, 1709.32 feet AMSL 34.9386 N, 82.4020 W, 6.23 miles, 1722.44 feet AMSL 34.9435 N, 82.4021 W, 6.57 miles, 1745.41 feet AMSL 34.9444 N, 82.4021 W, 6.63 miles, 1751.97 feet AMSL 34.9452 N, 82.4022 W, 6.69 miles, 1765.09 feet AMSL 35.0335 N, 82.4041 W, 12.79 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0352 N, 82.4041 W, 12.91 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0360 N, 82.4041 W, 12.96 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 2908.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 8246.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at greenville_eoc must be raised to at least 5668.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.