--==[ 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 n4iq: 33.53 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 135.23 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.4420 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.3288 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4iq Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W) Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL Distance to jonesgap: 33.53 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 315.47 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0433 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0250 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 n4iq: Free space path loss: 110.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 215.24 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 104.33 dB Field strength at n4iq: -47.64 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: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4iq and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8050 N, 82.1874 W, 2.42 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.8055 N, 82.1881 W, 2.47 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.8071 N, 82.1900 W, 2.62 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.8077 N, 82.1906 W, 2.68 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.8098 N, 82.1932 W, 2.88 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.8103 N, 82.1938 W, 2.93 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.8141 N, 82.1983 W, 3.30 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.8146 N, 82.1989 W, 3.35 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.8157 N, 82.2002 W, 3.45 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.8236 N, 82.2098 W, 4.23 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.8300 N, 82.2175 W, 4.85 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.8348 N, 82.2232 W, 5.31 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.8354 N, 82.2239 W, 5.36 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8876 N, 82.2866 W, 10.43 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8881 N, 82.2872 W, 10.48 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8897 N, 82.2891 W, 10.64 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8908 N, 82.2904 W, 10.74 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8913 N, 82.2910 W, 10.79 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8940 N, 82.2942 W, 11.05 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8950 N, 82.2955 W, 11.15 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8956 N, 82.2962 W, 11.20 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9041 N, 82.3064 W, 12.03 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9051 N, 82.3077 W, 12.13 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9062 N, 82.3090 W, 12.24 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9067 N, 82.3096 W, 12.29 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9323 N, 82.3404 W, 14.77 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9334 N, 82.3417 W, 14.87 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9366 N, 82.3455 W, 15.18 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9371 N, 82.3461 W, 15.24 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9493 N, 82.3609 W, 16.42 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9504 N, 82.3622 W, 16.53 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0073 N, 82.4308 W, 22.06 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0078 N, 82.4315 W, 22.11 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0084 N, 82.4321 W, 22.16 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 35.0089 N, 82.4328 W, 22.21 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 35.0094 N, 82.4334 W, 22.26 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 35.1141 N, 82.5601 W, 32.45 miles, 1417.32 feet AMSL 35.1147 N, 82.5607 W, 32.50 miles, 1450.13 feet AMSL 35.1152 N, 82.5614 W, 32.55 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 35.1157 N, 82.5620 W, 32.60 miles, 1584.65 feet AMSL 35.1163 N, 82.5627 W, 32.65 miles, 1719.16 feet AMSL 35.1168 N, 82.5633 W, 32.70 miles, 1755.25 feet AMSL 35.1173 N, 82.5640 W, 32.76 miles, 1932.41 feet AMSL 35.1178 N, 82.5646 W, 32.81 miles, 1975.07 feet AMSL 35.1184 N, 82.5652 W, 32.86 miles, 2106.30 feet AMSL 35.1189 N, 82.5659 W, 32.91 miles, 2217.85 feet AMSL 35.1194 N, 82.5665 W, 32.96 miles, 2280.18 feet AMSL Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 51657.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 64173.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 56568.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.