--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to ghssimpsonville: 12.07 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 137.83 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.1814 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1785 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to kj4gtu: 12.07 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 317.91 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.0068 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0206 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 kj4gtu and ghssimpsonville: Free space path loss: 101.55 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 116.08 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 14.53 dB Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 49.94 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 84.02 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 102.90 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghssimpsonville and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7557 N, 82.2873 W, 3.30 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8056 N, 82.3422 W, 7.95 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8084 N, 82.3453 W, 8.21 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8100 N, 82.3471 W, 8.36 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 126.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 4785.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 815.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.