--==[ 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 kb4rdv: 24.32 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 147.12 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.3849 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.7425 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4rdv Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W) Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet Distance to jonesgap: 24.32 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 327.25 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0330 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1002 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 kb4rdv: Free space path loss: 108.13 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 216.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 108.48 dB Field strength at kb4rdv: -49.00 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4rdv and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8371 N, 82.3468 W, 0.63 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8398 N, 82.3489 W, 0.84 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8424 N, 82.3510 W, 1.06 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8430 N, 82.3515 W, 1.11 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8450 N, 82.3530 W, 1.27 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8457 N, 82.3535 W, 1.33 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8535 N, 82.3597 W, 1.97 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8542 N, 82.3602 W, 2.03 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8555 N, 82.3612 W, 2.14 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8725 N, 82.3746 W, 3.54 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8869 N, 82.3859 W, 4.72 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8876 N, 82.3864 W, 4.77 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8882 N, 82.3869 W, 4.83 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.8889 N, 82.3874 W, 4.88 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.8896 N, 82.3880 W, 4.94 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.8902 N, 82.3885 W, 4.99 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.8909 N, 82.3890 W, 5.04 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.8915 N, 82.3895 W, 5.10 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.8922 N, 82.3900 W, 5.15 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL 34.9426 N, 82.4296 W, 9.30 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 34.9433 N, 82.4302 W, 9.35 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 35.1142 N, 82.5648 W, 23.40 miles, 1538.71 feet AMSL 35.1148 N, 82.5653 W, 23.46 miles, 1643.70 feet AMSL 35.1155 N, 82.5659 W, 23.51 miles, 1761.81 feet AMSL 35.1161 N, 82.5664 W, 23.56 miles, 1811.02 feet AMSL 35.1168 N, 82.5669 W, 23.62 miles, 1929.13 feet AMSL 35.1174 N, 82.5674 W, 23.67 miles, 2122.70 feet AMSL 35.1181 N, 82.5679 W, 23.73 miles, 2411.42 feet AMSL 35.1187 N, 82.5684 W, 23.78 miles, 2411.42 feet AMSL 35.1194 N, 82.5690 W, 23.83 miles, 2421.26 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 50732.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 57049.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 54523.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.