--==[ 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 n3pt: 32.82 miles Azimuth to n3pt: 148.38 degrees Depression angle to n3pt: -0.4346 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.6786 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n3pt Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to jonesgap: 32.82 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 328.56 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0404 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2643 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 n3pt: Free space path loss: 110.73 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 228.11 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 117.38 dB Field strength at n3pt: -60.51 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 n3pt and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7283 N, 82.2765 W, 0.64 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7296 N, 82.2775 W, 0.75 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7363 N, 82.2825 W, 1.29 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7396 N, 82.2850 W, 1.56 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7403 N, 82.2855 W, 1.61 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7410 N, 82.2860 W, 1.67 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7423 N, 82.2870 W, 1.78 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7430 N, 82.2875 W, 1.83 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7450 N, 82.2890 W, 1.99 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7463 N, 82.2899 W, 2.10 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.7477 N, 82.2909 W, 2.21 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7503 N, 82.2929 W, 2.42 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7557 N, 82.2969 W, 2.86 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7563 N, 82.2974 W, 2.91 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7750 N, 82.3113 W, 4.43 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7777 N, 82.3133 W, 4.64 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7784 N, 82.3138 W, 4.70 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8057 N, 82.3342 W, 6.91 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8077 N, 82.3357 W, 7.08 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8084 N, 82.3362 W, 7.13 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8097 N, 82.3372 W, 7.24 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8104 N, 82.3377 W, 7.29 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8164 N, 82.3422 W, 7.78 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8178 N, 82.3432 W, 7.89 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8184 N, 82.3437 W, 7.94 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8311 N, 82.3531 W, 8.97 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8865 N, 82.3945 W, 13.46 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8898 N, 82.3970 W, 13.73 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8905 N, 82.3975 W, 13.78 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8938 N, 82.4000 W, 14.05 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8952 N, 82.4010 W, 14.16 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9019 N, 82.4060 W, 14.70 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9399 N, 82.4344 W, 17.79 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9426 N, 82.4364 W, 18.00 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0939 N, 82.5500 W, 30.28 miles, 1364.83 feet AMSL 35.0946 N, 82.5505 W, 30.33 miles, 1391.08 feet AMSL 35.1139 N, 82.5651 W, 31.90 miles, 1538.71 feet AMSL 35.1146 N, 82.5656 W, 31.96 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1153 N, 82.5661 W, 32.01 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1159 N, 82.5666 W, 32.07 miles, 1811.02 feet AMSL 35.1166 N, 82.5671 W, 32.12 miles, 1994.75 feet AMSL 35.1173 N, 82.5676 W, 32.17 miles, 2122.70 feet AMSL 35.1179 N, 82.5681 W, 32.23 miles, 2411.42 feet AMSL 35.1186 N, 82.5686 W, 32.28 miles, 2411.42 feet AMSL 35.1193 N, 82.5691 W, 32.34 miles, 2421.26 feet AMSL Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 68281.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 76802.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 73394.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.