--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to w4jto: 19.88 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 300.56 degrees Elevation angle to w4jto: +0.0066 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3417 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4jto Site location: 34.8994 North / 82.5414 West (34° 53' 57" N / 82° 32' 28" W) Ground elevation: 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1109.24 feet AMSL Distance to aj4ik: 19.88 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 120.39 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2943 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0353 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 aj4ik and w4jto: Free space path loss: 105.89 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 146.43 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 40.54 dB Field strength at w4jto: 19.59 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.55 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.13 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jto and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8855 N, 82.5124 W, 1.91 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8844 N, 82.5101 W, 2.05 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8688 N, 82.4778 W, 4.18 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8685 N, 82.4771 W, 4.23 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8681 N, 82.4763 W, 4.28 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8631 N, 82.4658 W, 4.97 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8540 N, 82.4470 W, 6.20 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8536 N, 82.4463 W, 6.25 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8493 N, 82.4373 W, 6.84 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8489 N, 82.4365 W, 6.89 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8413 N, 82.4208 W, 7.93 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8410 N, 82.4200 W, 7.98 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8406 N, 82.4193 W, 8.03 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8395 N, 82.4170 W, 8.18 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8392 N, 82.4163 W, 8.23 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8388 N, 82.4155 W, 8.28 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8326 N, 82.4027 W, 9.12 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8315 N, 82.4005 W, 9.26 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8312 N, 82.3997 W, 9.31 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8308 N, 82.3990 W, 9.36 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8305 N, 82.3982 W, 9.41 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8279 N, 82.3930 W, 9.76 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8112 N, 82.3585 W, 12.03 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8109 N, 82.3577 W, 12.08 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8105 N, 82.3570 W, 12.13 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8102 N, 82.3562 W, 12.18 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8098 N, 82.3555 W, 12.23 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8076 N, 82.3510 W, 12.52 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8069 N, 82.3495 W, 12.62 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8065 N, 82.3487 W, 12.67 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8054 N, 82.3465 W, 12.82 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8051 N, 82.3457 W, 12.87 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8047 N, 82.3450 W, 12.92 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7913 N, 82.3172 W, 14.75 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7906 N, 82.3157 W, 14.84 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7869 N, 82.3082 W, 15.34 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7779 N, 82.2895 W, 16.57 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7768 N, 82.2873 W, 16.72 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7764 N, 82.2865 W, 16.77 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7760 N, 82.2858 W, 16.82 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7757 N, 82.2850 W, 16.87 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7684 N, 82.2700 W, 17.86 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7680 N, 82.2693 W, 17.91 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7655 N, 82.2640 W, 18.25 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7651 N, 82.2633 W, 18.30 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7648 N, 82.2625 W, 18.35 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7644 N, 82.2618 W, 18.40 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7637 N, 82.2603 W, 18.50 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7633 N, 82.2595 W, 18.55 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7630 N, 82.2588 W, 18.60 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7626 N, 82.2580 W, 18.65 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7622 N, 82.2573 W, 18.70 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 1583.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 11422.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 5663.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.