--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to kd4ph: 14.22 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 306.32 degrees Elevation angle to kd4ph: +0.0223 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3409 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 14.22 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 126.21 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2281 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1844 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 ac4q and kd4ph: Free space path loss: 102.97 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.84 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.87 dB Field strength at kd4ph: 26.18 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.45 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.67 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kd4ph and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8460 N, 82.4257 W, 2.36 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8456 N, 82.4250 W, 2.41 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8430 N, 82.4207 W, 2.71 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8425 N, 82.4200 W, 2.76 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8421 N, 82.4192 W, 2.81 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8275 N, 82.3950 W, 4.52 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8258 N, 82.3921 W, 4.72 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8254 N, 82.3914 W, 4.77 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.7978 N, 82.3457 W, 7.99 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7974 N, 82.3450 W, 8.04 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7793 N, 82.3150 W, 10.15 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7789 N, 82.3143 W, 10.20 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7785 N, 82.3136 W, 10.25 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7707 N, 82.3007 W, 11.15 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7686 N, 82.2972 W, 11.40 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7669 N, 82.2943 W, 11.60 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7664 N, 82.2936 W, 11.66 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7643 N, 82.2900 W, 11.91 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7587 N, 82.2808 W, 12.56 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7578 N, 82.2793 W, 12.66 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7574 N, 82.2786 W, 12.71 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7505 N, 82.2672 W, 13.51 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7501 N, 82.2665 W, 13.56 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 550.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 11824.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 7056.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.