--==[ 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 ki4mee: 31.64 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 118.81 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.3291 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5640 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 31.64 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 299.09 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.1288 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0911 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 ki4mee: Free space path loss: 109.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 165.82 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 55.89 dB Field strength at ki4mee: 0.20 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.27 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.34 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mee and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8189 N, 81.9162 W, 0.05 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.8210 N, 81.9208 W, 0.35 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.8379 N, 81.9579 W, 2.75 miles, 761.15 feet AMSL 34.8738 N, 82.0367 W, 7.86 miles, 751.31 feet AMSL 34.8741 N, 82.0374 W, 7.91 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.8752 N, 82.0397 W, 8.06 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.8765 N, 82.0427 W, 8.26 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.8769 N, 82.0435 W, 8.30 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.8772 N, 82.0442 W, 8.35 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.8790 N, 82.0480 W, 8.60 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.8793 N, 82.0488 W, 8.65 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.8800 N, 82.0503 W, 8.75 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.8803 N, 82.0511 W, 8.80 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.8807 N, 82.0518 W, 8.85 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.8810 N, 82.0526 W, 8.89 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.8865 N, 82.0647 W, 9.68 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.8869 N, 82.0655 W, 9.73 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.8900 N, 82.0723 W, 10.17 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.9110 N, 82.1186 W, 13.17 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.9351 N, 82.1717 W, 16.61 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.9355 N, 82.1724 W, 16.66 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.9358 N, 82.1732 W, 16.71 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.9382 N, 82.1785 W, 17.05 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.9417 N, 82.1861 W, 17.54 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.9482 N, 82.2005 W, 18.48 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.9485 N, 82.2013 W, 18.52 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.9489 N, 82.2020 W, 18.57 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.9496 N, 82.2036 W, 18.67 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.9506 N, 82.2058 W, 18.82 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.9509 N, 82.2066 W, 18.87 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.9657 N, 82.2393 W, 20.98 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9674 N, 82.2431 W, 21.23 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.9688 N, 82.2461 W, 21.42 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9692 N, 82.2469 W, 21.47 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9984 N, 82.3114 W, 25.65 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 35.0189 N, 82.3571 W, 28.60 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0203 N, 82.3601 W, 28.79 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0207 N, 82.3609 W, 28.84 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0241 N, 82.3685 W, 29.33 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0244 N, 82.3692 W, 29.38 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0248 N, 82.3700 W, 29.43 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0275 N, 82.3761 W, 29.83 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0296 N, 82.3807 W, 30.12 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0299 N, 82.3814 W, 30.17 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0303 N, 82.3822 W, 30.22 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0306 N, 82.3829 W, 30.27 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 35.0309 N, 82.3837 W, 30.32 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 35.0313 N, 82.3845 W, 30.37 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 35.0316 N, 82.3852 W, 30.41 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 5341.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 19180.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 10150.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.