--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter 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 Distance to af4nq: 14.27 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 122.37 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -0.3994 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.9633 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Distance to jonesgap: 14.27 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 302.49 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.1929 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3983 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: 155.000 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 45 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between jonesgap and af4nq: Free space path loss: 103.50 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 168.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 65.10 dB Field strength at af4nq: -1.00 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.23 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.28 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4nq and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0153 N, 82.3622 W, 0.11 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 35.0176 N, 82.3666 W, 0.40 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0184 N, 82.3681 W, 0.50 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0257 N, 82.3821 W, 1.44 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.0273 N, 82.3851 W, 1.64 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0276 N, 82.3858 W, 1.69 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0280 N, 82.3865 W, 1.74 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0284 N, 82.3873 W, 1.79 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0357 N, 82.4013 W, 2.73 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 35.0588 N, 82.4456 W, 5.70 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 35.0592 N, 82.4464 W, 5.75 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 35.0665 N, 82.4604 W, 6.69 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 35.0792 N, 82.4848 W, 8.33 miles, 1338.58 feet AMSL 35.0796 N, 82.4856 W, 8.38 miles, 1351.71 feet AMSL 35.1172 N, 82.5581 W, 13.23 miles, 1486.22 feet AMSL 35.1176 N, 82.5588 W, 13.28 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1180 N, 82.5595 W, 13.33 miles, 1591.21 feet AMSL 35.1184 N, 82.5603 W, 13.38 miles, 1660.11 feet AMSL 35.1188 N, 82.5610 W, 13.43 miles, 1755.25 feet AMSL 35.1191 N, 82.5618 W, 13.48 miles, 1863.52 feet AMSL 35.1195 N, 82.5625 W, 13.53 miles, 1955.38 feet AMSL 35.1199 N, 82.5632 W, 13.58 miles, 2053.81 feet AMSL 35.1203 N, 82.5640 W, 13.63 miles, 2063.65 feet AMSL 35.1245 N, 82.5721 W, 14.17 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 19995.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 28260.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 24954.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.