--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: af4rn Site location: 34.5958 North / 82.1438 West (34° 35' 44" N / 82° 8' 37" W) Ground elevation: 738.19 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 758.19 feet AMSL Distance to n4jwb: 20.37 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 337.20 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.0181 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4979 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4jwb Site location: 34.8675 North / 82.2831 West (34° 52' 3" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1000.97 feet AMSL Distance to af4rn: 20.37 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 157.12 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.2767 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2415 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 af4rn and n4jwb: Free space path loss: 106.10 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 144.61 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.51 dB Field strength at n4jwb: 21.41 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.15 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.86 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4jwb and af4rn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8398 N, 82.2688 W, 2.08 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8279 N, 82.2628 W, 2.97 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8272 N, 82.2624 W, 3.03 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8264 N, 82.2620 W, 3.08 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8257 N, 82.2616 W, 3.14 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8249 N, 82.2612 W, 3.19 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8220 N, 82.2597 W, 3.42 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7715 N, 82.2338 W, 7.20 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7708 N, 82.2334 W, 7.25 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7552 N, 82.2254 W, 8.42 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7530 N, 82.2243 W, 8.59 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7515 N, 82.2235 W, 8.70 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7500 N, 82.2228 W, 8.81 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7070 N, 82.2007 W, 12.03 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7003 N, 82.1973 W, 12.53 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.6996 N, 82.1969 W, 12.59 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.6989 N, 82.1966 W, 12.65 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6981 N, 82.1962 W, 12.70 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6974 N, 82.1958 W, 12.76 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6966 N, 82.1954 W, 12.81 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6959 N, 82.1950 W, 12.87 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6952 N, 82.1947 W, 12.92 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6944 N, 82.1943 W, 12.98 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.6863 N, 82.1901 W, 13.59 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.6840 N, 82.1890 W, 13.76 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.6825 N, 82.1882 W, 13.87 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.6818 N, 82.1878 W, 13.92 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.6774 N, 82.1856 W, 14.26 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6685 N, 82.1810 W, 14.93 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6640 N, 82.1787 W, 15.26 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6002 N, 82.1461 W, 20.04 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.5995 N, 82.1457 W, 20.10 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 989.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 10866.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 6278.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.