--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to jonesgap: 24.29 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 16.56 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0076 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0352 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 af4ee: 24.29 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 196.63 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.3439 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +33.0687 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 af4ee and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 107.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 198.76 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 91.13 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -32.74 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.01 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.01 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and af4ee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1243 N, 82.5740 W, 0.07 miles, 1584.65 feet AMSL 35.1235 N, 82.5742 W, 0.13 miles, 1751.97 feet AMSL 35.1228 N, 82.5745 W, 0.18 miles, 1850.39 feet AMSL 35.1220 N, 82.5748 W, 0.24 miles, 1971.78 feet AMSL 35.1212 N, 82.5751 W, 0.30 miles, 2109.58 feet AMSL 35.1204 N, 82.5754 W, 0.35 miles, 2322.83 feet AMSL 35.1196 N, 82.5757 W, 0.41 miles, 2401.57 feet AMSL 35.1188 N, 82.5760 W, 0.46 miles, 2549.21 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1166.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 5003.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1697.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.