--==[ 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 w4djw: 19.28 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 124.32 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.3661 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.8715 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4djw Site location: 34.9676 North / 82.2924 West (34° 58' 3" N / 82° 17' 32" W) Ground elevation: 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1023.94 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 36.38 feet Distance to jonesgap: 19.28 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 304.48 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0871 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0963 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 w4djw: Free space path loss: 106.11 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 187.98 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 81.87 dB Field strength at w4djw: -20.38 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.03 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9925 N, 82.3366 W, 3.03 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9929 N, 82.3373 W, 3.08 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0157 N, 82.3780 W, 5.88 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0186 N, 82.3830 W, 6.22 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0243 N, 82.3932 W, 6.92 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0247 N, 82.3939 W, 6.97 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0357 N, 82.4136 W, 8.32 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 35.0361 N, 82.4143 W, 8.37 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 35.0602 N, 82.4572 W, 11.31 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 35.0634 N, 82.4630 W, 11.71 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 35.0638 N, 82.4637 W, 11.76 miles, 1302.49 feet AMSL 35.0781 N, 82.4892 W, 13.50 miles, 1328.74 feet AMSL 35.0903 N, 82.5110 W, 15.00 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 35.0907 N, 82.5117 W, 15.04 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 35.0911 N, 82.5125 W, 15.09 miles, 1450.13 feet AMSL 35.1171 N, 82.5590 W, 18.28 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1176 N, 82.5598 W, 18.33 miles, 1630.58 feet AMSL 35.1180 N, 82.5605 W, 18.38 miles, 1729.00 feet AMSL 35.1184 N, 82.5612 W, 18.43 miles, 1729.00 feet AMSL 35.1188 N, 82.5620 W, 18.48 miles, 1863.52 feet AMSL 35.1192 N, 82.5627 W, 18.53 miles, 1955.38 feet AMSL 35.1196 N, 82.5634 W, 18.58 miles, 2053.81 feet AMSL 35.1200 N, 82.5641 W, 18.63 miles, 2063.65 feet AMSL 35.1204 N, 82.5649 W, 18.68 miles, 2063.65 feet AMSL 35.1245 N, 82.5722 W, 19.18 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 26783.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 37920.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 33466.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.