--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 31.16 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 131.49 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.4217 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.5181 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Distance to jonesgap: 31.16 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 311.73 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0292 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0109 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 kb4ykj: Free space path loss: 110.28 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 208.88 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 98.61 dB Field strength at kb4ykj: -41.29 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, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4ykj and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8365 N, 82.1767 W, 1.10 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8468 N, 82.1908 W, 2.17 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8473 N, 82.1915 W, 2.23 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.8552 N, 82.2022 W, 3.04 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.8557 N, 82.2029 W, 3.09 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.8724 N, 82.2257 W, 4.83 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8733 N, 82.2271 W, 4.93 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8738 N, 82.2277 W, 4.98 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8846 N, 82.2425 W, 6.10 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.9190 N, 82.2896 W, 9.67 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.9352 N, 82.3118 W, 11.36 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9764 N, 82.3684 W, 15.64 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9779 N, 82.3704 W, 15.80 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9784 N, 82.3711 W, 15.85 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9788 N, 82.3718 W, 15.90 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9793 N, 82.3724 W, 15.95 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9808 N, 82.3745 W, 16.10 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0127 N, 82.4183 W, 19.42 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0132 N, 82.4190 W, 19.47 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0136 N, 82.4196 W, 19.52 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0171 N, 82.4244 W, 19.88 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 35.0176 N, 82.4250 W, 19.93 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 35.0259 N, 82.4365 W, 20.80 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 35.0989 N, 82.5371 W, 28.40 miles, 1423.88 feet AMSL 35.0993 N, 82.5378 W, 28.45 miles, 1423.88 feet AMSL 35.1155 N, 82.5601 W, 30.13 miles, 1479.66 feet AMSL 35.1160 N, 82.5608 W, 30.19 miles, 1535.43 feet AMSL 35.1165 N, 82.5614 W, 30.24 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1170 N, 82.5621 W, 30.29 miles, 1719.16 feet AMSL 35.1175 N, 82.5628 W, 30.34 miles, 1827.43 feet AMSL 35.1179 N, 82.5635 W, 30.39 miles, 1971.78 feet AMSL 35.1184 N, 82.5641 W, 30.44 miles, 2040.68 feet AMSL 35.1189 N, 82.5648 W, 30.49 miles, 2139.11 feet AMSL 35.1194 N, 82.5655 W, 30.54 miles, 2217.85 feet AMSL 35.1204 N, 82.5668 W, 30.64 miles, 2086.61 feet AMSL 35.1219 N, 82.5689 W, 30.80 miles, 1889.76 feet AMSL 35.1243 N, 82.5723 W, 31.05 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 42427.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 60213.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 53100.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.