--==[ 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 ka5wll: 21.02 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 134.68 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.3735 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.3656 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet Distance to jonesgap: 21.02 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 314.83 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0693 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1380 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 106.86 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 197.23 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 90.38 dB Field strength at ka5wll: -29.64 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.01 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.01 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9362 N, 82.3407 W, 2.46 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9383 N, 82.3432 W, 2.67 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9399 N, 82.3452 W, 2.82 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9404 N, 82.3458 W, 2.87 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9414 N, 82.3471 W, 2.98 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9425 N, 82.3484 W, 3.08 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0082 N, 82.4292 W, 9.52 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 35.0098 N, 82.4311 W, 9.68 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 35.0103 N, 82.4318 W, 9.73 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 35.0108 N, 82.4324 W, 9.78 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 35.0187 N, 82.4421 W, 10.55 miles, 1328.74 feet AMSL 35.1143 N, 82.5600 W, 19.94 miles, 1417.32 feet AMSL 35.1148 N, 82.5606 W, 19.99 miles, 1450.13 feet AMSL 35.1153 N, 82.5613 W, 20.04 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 35.1158 N, 82.5619 W, 20.09 miles, 1584.65 feet AMSL 35.1164 N, 82.5626 W, 20.14 miles, 1719.16 feet AMSL 35.1169 N, 82.5632 W, 20.20 miles, 1755.25 feet AMSL 35.1174 N, 82.5639 W, 20.25 miles, 1932.41 feet AMSL 35.1179 N, 82.5645 W, 20.30 miles, 2040.68 feet AMSL 35.1185 N, 82.5652 W, 20.35 miles, 2106.30 feet AMSL 35.1190 N, 82.5658 W, 20.40 miles, 2217.85 feet AMSL 35.1195 N, 82.5665 W, 20.45 miles, 2280.18 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 32352.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 40200.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 35426.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.