--==[ 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 jonesgap: 31.84 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 325.83 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0484 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0130 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet Distance to ac4q: 31.84 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 145.65 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.4124 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.8091 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 jonesgap: Free space path loss: 109.98 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 214.70 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 104.73 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -48.68 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1239 N, 82.5725 W, 0.11 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1233 N, 82.5720 W, 0.16 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 35.1227 N, 82.5714 W, 0.22 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1220 N, 82.5709 W, 0.27 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL 35.1214 N, 82.5704 W, 0.33 miles, 1856.96 feet AMSL 35.1207 N, 82.5698 W, 0.38 miles, 2024.28 feet AMSL 35.1201 N, 82.5693 W, 0.43 miles, 2185.04 feet AMSL 35.1195 N, 82.5688 W, 0.49 miles, 2421.26 feet AMSL 34.9439 N, 82.4225 W, 15.17 miles, 1545.28 feet AMSL 34.9433 N, 82.4220 W, 15.22 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 34.9414 N, 82.4204 W, 15.38 miles, 1669.95 feet AMSL 34.9273 N, 82.4087 W, 16.56 miles, 1646.98 feet AMSL 34.9221 N, 82.4044 W, 16.99 miles, 1646.98 feet AMSL 34.9202 N, 82.4028 W, 17.15 miles, 1656.82 feet AMSL 34.9189 N, 82.4017 W, 17.26 miles, 1706.04 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1615.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 19981.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 10045.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.