--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 19.60 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 132.37 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.3902 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.4831 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -7.79 feet Distance to jonesgap: 19.60 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 312.51 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.1065 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1985 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 kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 106.25 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 189.72 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 83.47 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: -22.13 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4pqa and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9390 N, 82.3248 W, 0.52 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9400 N, 82.3261 W, 0.63 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9430 N, 82.3301 W, 0.93 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9540 N, 82.3448 W, 2.06 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9560 N, 82.3474 W, 2.26 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9980 N, 82.4034 W, 6.56 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9985 N, 82.4040 W, 6.61 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9990 N, 82.4047 W, 6.66 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0155 N, 82.4267 W, 8.35 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0200 N, 82.4327 W, 8.81 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.0205 N, 82.4334 W, 8.86 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 35.0210 N, 82.4340 W, 8.91 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 35.0215 N, 82.4347 W, 8.96 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 35.0225 N, 82.4360 W, 9.07 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 35.1153 N, 82.5602 W, 18.58 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 35.1158 N, 82.5609 W, 18.63 miles, 1535.43 feet AMSL 35.1163 N, 82.5616 W, 18.68 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1168 N, 82.5622 W, 18.73 miles, 1719.16 feet AMSL 35.1173 N, 82.5629 W, 18.78 miles, 1827.43 feet AMSL 35.1178 N, 82.5636 W, 18.83 miles, 1893.04 feet AMSL 35.1183 N, 82.5643 W, 18.88 miles, 2040.68 feet AMSL 35.1188 N, 82.5649 W, 18.94 miles, 2139.11 feet AMSL 35.1193 N, 82.5656 W, 18.99 miles, 2217.85 feet AMSL 35.1203 N, 82.5669 W, 19.09 miles, 2086.61 feet AMSL 35.1218 N, 82.5689 W, 19.24 miles, 1889.76 feet AMSL 35.1243 N, 82.5723 W, 19.50 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 26592.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 37768.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 33298.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.