--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet Distance to ghstr: 12.53 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 146.23 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.3538 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.7919 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 39.37 feet Distance to jonesgap: 12.53 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 326.30 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.1725 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2845 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 102.37 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 164.11 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 61.74 dB Field strength at ghstr: 3.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.38 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.46 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9871 N, 82.4609 W, 1.05 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9877 N, 82.4614 W, 1.10 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9884 N, 82.4619 W, 1.16 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9936 N, 82.4661 W, 1.59 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0962 N, 82.5499 W, 10.12 miles, 1364.83 feet AMSL 35.1033 N, 82.5557 W, 10.71 miles, 1384.51 feet AMSL 35.1040 N, 82.5562 W, 10.76 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 35.1143 N, 82.5646 W, 11.62 miles, 1538.71 feet AMSL 35.1150 N, 82.5652 W, 11.67 miles, 1643.70 feet AMSL 35.1156 N, 82.5657 W, 11.73 miles, 1761.81 feet AMSL 35.1162 N, 82.5662 W, 11.78 miles, 1761.81 feet AMSL 35.1169 N, 82.5668 W, 11.84 miles, 1929.13 feet AMSL 35.1175 N, 82.5673 W, 11.89 miles, 2122.70 feet AMSL 35.1182 N, 82.5678 W, 11.94 miles, 2312.99 feet AMSL 35.1188 N, 82.5683 W, 12.00 miles, 2401.57 feet AMSL 35.1195 N, 82.5689 W, 12.05 miles, 2421.26 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 26246.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 29480.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 28187.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.