--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: gspnws_55 Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL Distance to w4jto: 18.23 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 273.59 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.0708 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0681 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 gspnws_55: 18.23 miles Azimuth to gspnws_55: 93.41 degrees Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.1931 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1796 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 gspnws_55 and w4jto: Free space path loss: 105.14 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 126.88 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.74 dB Field strength at w4jto: 39.14 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 24.24 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 29.69 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jto and gspnws_55, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8957 N, 82.4650 W, 4.34 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8956 N, 82.4641 W, 4.39 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8930 N, 82.4100 W, 7.46 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8929 N, 82.4092 W, 7.51 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8929 N, 82.4084 W, 7.55 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8924 N, 82.3992 W, 8.07 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8924 N, 82.3984 W, 8.12 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8923 N, 82.3975 W, 8.17 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.8923 N, 82.3967 W, 8.21 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.3959 W, 8.26 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.3950 W, 8.31 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.3942 W, 8.36 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.8921 N, 82.3934 W, 8.40 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.8921 N, 82.3925 W, 8.45 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.8920 N, 82.3917 W, 8.50 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.8920 N, 82.3909 W, 8.54 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 34.8920 N, 82.3900 W, 8.59 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.8919 N, 82.3892 W, 8.64 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.8919 N, 82.3884 W, 8.69 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 576.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 2435.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 1036.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.