--==[ 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 kd4ph: 19.04 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 160.10 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.3486 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.5082 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 74.82 feet Distance to jonesgap: 19.04 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 340.16 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0731 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2170 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 kd4ph: Free space path loss: 106.00 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 195.83 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 89.84 dB Field strength at kd4ph: -28.23 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: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kd4ph and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8767 N, 82.4639 W, 0.77 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8805 N, 82.4656 W, 1.05 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.8821 N, 82.4663 W, 1.17 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.8866 N, 82.4683 W, 1.50 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9149 N, 82.4807 W, 3.58 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0559 N, 82.5429 W, 13.94 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 35.0567 N, 82.5433 W, 13.99 miles, 1312.34 feet AMSL 35.0582 N, 82.5439 W, 14.11 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 35.0643 N, 82.5466 W, 14.56 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 35.0864 N, 82.5564 W, 16.18 miles, 1391.08 feet AMSL 35.0872 N, 82.5567 W, 16.24 miles, 1443.57 feet AMSL 35.0879 N, 82.5571 W, 16.29 miles, 1525.59 feet AMSL 35.0887 N, 82.5574 W, 16.35 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 35.0895 N, 82.5578 W, 16.40 miles, 1650.26 feet AMSL 35.0994 N, 82.5621 W, 17.13 miles, 1594.49 feet AMSL 35.1001 N, 82.5625 W, 17.19 miles, 1617.45 feet AMSL 35.1016 N, 82.5632 W, 17.30 miles, 1630.58 feet AMSL 35.1024 N, 82.5635 W, 17.36 miles, 1627.30 feet AMSL 35.1032 N, 82.5638 W, 17.41 miles, 1702.76 feet AMSL 35.1131 N, 82.5682 W, 18.14 miles, 1607.61 feet AMSL 35.1138 N, 82.5685 W, 18.20 miles, 1663.39 feet AMSL 35.1146 N, 82.5689 W, 18.25 miles, 1830.71 feet AMSL 35.1154 N, 82.5692 W, 18.31 miles, 1830.71 feet AMSL 35.1161 N, 82.5696 W, 18.36 miles, 1988.19 feet AMSL 35.1169 N, 82.5699 W, 18.42 miles, 2152.23 feet AMSL 35.1177 N, 82.5702 W, 18.48 miles, 2296.59 feet AMSL 35.1184 N, 82.5706 W, 18.53 miles, 2457.35 feet AMSL 35.1192 N, 82.5709 W, 18.59 miles, 2434.38 feet AMSL 35.1245 N, 82.5733 W, 18.98 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 50933.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 65599.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 59734.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.