--==[ 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 ki4dos: 19.68 miles Azimuth to ki4dos: 171.08 degrees Depression angle to ki4dos: -0.3988 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +29.6560 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4dos Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to jonesgap: 19.68 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 351.11 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.1141 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2803 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 ki4dos: Free space path loss: 106.29 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 200.08 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 93.79 dB Field strength at ki4dos: -32.48 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 ki4dos and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8462 N, 82.5202 W, 0.16 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8519 N, 82.5213 W, 0.56 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8822 N, 82.5271 W, 2.67 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9010 N, 82.5307 W, 3.99 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9018 N, 82.5308 W, 4.05 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0508 N, 82.5593 W, 14.47 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 35.0516 N, 82.5595 W, 14.52 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 35.0524 N, 82.5596 W, 14.58 miles, 1391.08 feet AMSL 35.0533 N, 82.5598 W, 14.64 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 35.0868 N, 82.5662 W, 16.99 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 35.0917 N, 82.5672 W, 17.33 miles, 1469.82 feet AMSL 35.0925 N, 82.5673 W, 17.39 miles, 1512.47 feet AMSL 35.0958 N, 82.5680 W, 17.62 miles, 1532.15 feet AMSL 35.0966 N, 82.5681 W, 17.67 miles, 1538.71 feet AMSL 35.0975 N, 82.5683 W, 17.73 miles, 1555.12 feet AMSL 35.0983 N, 82.5684 W, 17.79 miles, 1604.33 feet AMSL 35.0991 N, 82.5686 W, 17.84 miles, 1722.44 feet AMSL 35.0999 N, 82.5687 W, 17.90 miles, 1830.71 feet AMSL 35.1007 N, 82.5689 W, 17.96 miles, 1916.01 feet AMSL 35.1015 N, 82.5691 W, 18.02 miles, 1991.47 feet AMSL 35.1024 N, 82.5692 W, 18.07 miles, 1978.35 feet AMSL 35.1146 N, 82.5716 W, 18.93 miles, 1742.13 feet AMSL 35.1155 N, 82.5717 W, 18.99 miles, 1893.04 feet AMSL 35.1163 N, 82.5719 W, 19.05 miles, 2122.70 feet AMSL 35.1171 N, 82.5720 W, 19.10 miles, 2303.15 feet AMSL 35.1179 N, 82.5722 W, 19.16 miles, 2263.78 feet AMSL 35.1187 N, 82.5724 W, 19.22 miles, 2404.86 feet AMSL 35.1195 N, 82.5725 W, 19.28 miles, 2431.10 feet AMSL 35.1236 N, 82.5733 W, 19.56 miles, 1725.72 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 52086.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 66615.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4dos must be raised to at least 60618.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.