--==[ 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 Distance to kj4ctd: 18.32 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 103.86 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.3342 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.0717 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Distance to jonesgap: 18.32 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 284.04 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0691 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4150 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 105.66 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 159.83 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 54.17 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 7.76 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.62 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.76 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0626 N, 82.2649 W, 0.34 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0627 N, 82.2657 W, 0.38 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0629 N, 82.2665 W, 0.43 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0666 N, 82.2845 W, 1.48 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0667 N, 82.2853 W, 1.52 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0672 N, 82.2878 W, 1.67 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0676 N, 82.2894 W, 1.76 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0677 N, 82.2902 W, 1.81 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0711 N, 82.3065 W, 2.76 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0712 N, 82.3074 W, 2.81 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 35.0912 N, 82.4053 W, 8.52 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 35.0914 N, 82.4061 W, 8.57 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 35.1038 N, 82.4674 W, 12.13 miles, 1463.25 feet AMSL 35.1040 N, 82.4682 W, 12.18 miles, 1541.99 feet AMSL 35.1041 N, 82.4690 W, 12.23 miles, 1581.36 feet AMSL 35.1043 N, 82.4698 W, 12.28 miles, 1581.36 feet AMSL 35.1109 N, 82.5025 W, 14.18 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL 35.1111 N, 82.5033 W, 14.23 miles, 1601.05 feet AMSL 35.1212 N, 82.5532 W, 17.13 miles, 1476.38 feet AMSL 35.1213 N, 82.5540 W, 17.18 miles, 1630.58 feet AMSL 35.1215 N, 82.5548 W, 17.22 miles, 1660.11 feet AMSL 35.1216 N, 82.5556 W, 17.27 miles, 1653.54 feet AMSL 35.1218 N, 82.5564 W, 17.32 miles, 1650.26 feet AMSL 35.1220 N, 82.5573 W, 17.37 miles, 1653.54 feet AMSL 35.1225 N, 82.5597 W, 17.51 miles, 1646.98 feet AMSL 35.1226 N, 82.5605 W, 17.56 miles, 1660.11 feet AMSL 35.1228 N, 82.5614 W, 17.60 miles, 1650.26 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 6316.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 10207.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 8651.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.