--==[ 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 kg4mul: 41.88 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 148.23 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.4144 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3614 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4mul Site location: 34.5243 North / 82.0169 West (34° 31' 27" N / 82° 1' 0" W) Ground elevation: 623.36 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 643.36 feet AMSL Distance to wd4dyh: 41.88 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 328.45 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.1917 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6257 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 kg4mul: Free space path loss: 112.36 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 190.81 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 78.45 dB Field strength at kg4mul: -24.79 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4mul and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5344 N, 82.0245 W, 0.82 miles, 643.04 feet AMSL 34.5350 N, 82.0250 W, 0.88 miles, 652.89 feet AMSL 34.5364 N, 82.0260 W, 0.98 miles, 659.45 feet AMSL 34.5477 N, 82.0344 W, 1.90 miles, 649.61 feet AMSL 34.5484 N, 82.0349 W, 1.96 miles, 662.73 feet AMSL 34.5491 N, 82.0354 W, 2.01 miles, 675.85 feet AMSL 34.5557 N, 82.0404 W, 2.55 miles, 675.85 feet AMSL 34.5564 N, 82.0409 W, 2.61 miles, 705.38 feet AMSL 34.5597 N, 82.0434 W, 2.88 miles, 702.10 feet AMSL 34.5644 N, 82.0468 W, 3.26 miles, 698.82 feet AMSL 34.5651 N, 82.0473 W, 3.31 miles, 711.94 feet AMSL 34.5657 N, 82.0478 W, 3.36 miles, 721.78 feet AMSL 34.5664 N, 82.0483 W, 3.42 miles, 728.35 feet AMSL 34.5671 N, 82.0488 W, 3.47 miles, 731.63 feet AMSL 34.5677 N, 82.0493 W, 3.53 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.5684 N, 82.0498 W, 3.58 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.5791 N, 82.0578 W, 4.45 miles, 744.75 feet AMSL 34.6044 N, 82.0767 W, 6.50 miles, 715.22 feet AMSL 34.6051 N, 82.0772 W, 6.56 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.6058 N, 82.0777 W, 6.61 miles, 738.19 feet AMSL 34.6064 N, 82.0782 W, 6.66 miles, 744.75 feet AMSL 34.6071 N, 82.0787 W, 6.72 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.6084 N, 82.0797 W, 6.83 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.6111 N, 82.0817 W, 7.04 miles, 754.59 feet AMSL 34.6118 N, 82.0822 W, 7.10 miles, 761.15 feet AMSL 34.6158 N, 82.0852 W, 7.42 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.6164 N, 82.0857 W, 7.48 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.6304 N, 82.0962 W, 8.61 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.6358 N, 82.1001 W, 9.04 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.6364 N, 82.1006 W, 9.10 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6371 N, 82.1011 W, 9.15 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.6451 N, 82.1071 W, 9.80 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.6464 N, 82.1081 W, 9.91 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.6478 N, 82.1091 W, 10.02 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.6484 N, 82.1096 W, 10.07 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.6498 N, 82.1106 W, 10.18 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.6504 N, 82.1111 W, 10.23 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.6524 N, 82.1126 W, 10.40 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.6531 N, 82.1131 W, 10.45 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.6538 N, 82.1136 W, 10.51 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6544 N, 82.1141 W, 10.56 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6551 N, 82.1146 W, 10.61 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6578 N, 82.1166 W, 10.83 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7198 N, 82.1630 W, 15.86 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.7224 N, 82.1650 W, 16.08 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.7298 N, 82.1705 W, 16.67 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.7391 N, 82.1775 W, 17.43 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7398 N, 82.1780 W, 17.48 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7404 N, 82.1785 W, 17.54 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.7418 N, 82.1795 W, 17.65 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.7431 N, 82.1805 W, 17.75 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.7451 N, 82.1820 W, 17.92 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.7458 N, 82.1825 W, 17.97 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.7464 N, 82.1830 W, 18.02 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.7471 N, 82.1835 W, 18.08 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7498 N, 82.1855 W, 18.30 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.7504 N, 82.1860 W, 18.35 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7524 N, 82.1875 W, 18.51 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7531 N, 82.1880 W, 18.57 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7538 N, 82.1885 W, 18.62 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.8031 N, 82.2255 W, 22.62 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.8044 N, 82.2265 W, 22.73 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.8051 N, 82.2270 W, 22.79 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.8198 N, 82.2380 W, 23.98 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.8211 N, 82.2390 W, 24.08 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8224 N, 82.2400 W, 24.19 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8284 N, 82.2446 W, 24.68 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8291 N, 82.2451 W, 24.73 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8297 N, 82.2456 W, 24.79 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8304 N, 82.2461 W, 24.84 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8324 N, 82.2476 W, 25.00 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8344 N, 82.2491 W, 25.17 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8351 N, 82.2496 W, 25.22 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8357 N, 82.2501 W, 25.27 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8364 N, 82.2506 W, 25.33 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8644 N, 82.2716 W, 27.60 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8657 N, 82.2726 W, 27.71 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8950 N, 82.2947 W, 30.09 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9117 N, 82.3072 W, 31.44 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9290 N, 82.3203 W, 32.85 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9303 N, 82.3213 W, 32.96 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9923 N, 82.3680 W, 37.99 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9929 N, 82.3685 W, 38.04 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9949 N, 82.3700 W, 38.20 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9956 N, 82.3705 W, 38.26 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0069 N, 82.3791 W, 39.18 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0076 N, 82.3796 W, 39.23 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0136 N, 82.3841 W, 39.72 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0142 N, 82.3846 W, 39.77 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0149 N, 82.3851 W, 39.83 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0156 N, 82.3856 W, 39.88 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0162 N, 82.3861 W, 39.93 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0169 N, 82.3866 W, 39.99 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 35.0176 N, 82.3871 W, 40.04 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0182 N, 82.3876 W, 40.10 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0249 N, 82.3927 W, 40.64 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0255 N, 82.3932 W, 40.69 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0262 N, 82.3937 W, 40.75 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0355 N, 82.4007 W, 41.50 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0362 N, 82.4012 W, 41.56 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0369 N, 82.4017 W, 41.61 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 15782.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 32700.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 24844.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.