--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wt4c Site location: 34.7815 North / 82.7214 West (34° 46' 53" N / 82° 43' 16" W) Ground elevation: 898.95 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 918.95 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -10.15 feet Distance to kf4rvh: 15.63 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 65.73 degrees Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.0083 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.7165 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Distance to wt4c: 15.63 miles Azimuth to wt4c: 245.87 degrees Depression angle to wt4c: -0.2179 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2160 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 wt4c and kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 103.80 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 141.37 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.57 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 24.65 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.57 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.60 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4rvh and wt4c, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8464 N, 82.5455 W, 4.69 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8461 N, 82.5463 W, 4.74 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8438 N, 82.5526 W, 5.13 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8433 N, 82.5541 W, 5.22 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8430 N, 82.5549 W, 5.27 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8381 N, 82.5682 W, 6.10 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8369 N, 82.5713 W, 6.29 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8349 N, 82.5768 W, 6.63 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8346 N, 82.5776 W, 6.68 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8332 N, 82.5815 W, 6.93 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8303 N, 82.5893 W, 7.41 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8300 N, 82.5901 W, 7.46 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8297 N, 82.5909 W, 7.51 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8294 N, 82.5917 W, 7.56 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8291 N, 82.5925 W, 7.61 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8231 N, 82.6089 W, 8.63 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8228 N, 82.6097 W, 8.68 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8087 N, 82.6480 W, 11.06 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8084 N, 82.6487 W, 11.11 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8081 N, 82.6495 W, 11.16 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8078 N, 82.6503 W, 11.20 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8066 N, 82.6534 W, 11.40 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8063 N, 82.6542 W, 11.45 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8020 N, 82.6659 W, 12.18 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8017 N, 82.6667 W, 12.23 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8014 N, 82.6675 W, 12.27 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.8011 N, 82.6683 W, 12.32 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.7991 N, 82.6737 W, 12.66 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.7988 N, 82.6745 W, 12.71 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.7945 N, 82.6862 W, 13.44 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.7913 N, 82.6948 W, 13.98 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.7893 N, 82.7003 W, 14.32 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.7887 N, 82.7019 W, 14.41 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.7881 N, 82.7034 W, 14.51 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.7870 N, 82.7065 W, 14.71 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7867 N, 82.7073 W, 14.75 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7861 N, 82.7089 W, 14.85 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7858 N, 82.7097 W, 14.90 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.7855 N, 82.7105 W, 14.95 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.7852 N, 82.7112 W, 15.00 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.7850 N, 82.7120 W, 15.05 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 2039.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 9038.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 5009.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.