--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 31.02 feet Distance to jonesgap: 24.29 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 318.95 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0290 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0578 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver 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 k4jf: 24.29 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 138.79 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.3806 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.1554 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: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between k4jf and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 107.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 209.87 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 102.24 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -43.85 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, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1244 N, 82.5727 W, 0.08 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1239 N, 82.5721 W, 0.13 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1233 N, 82.5715 W, 0.18 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 35.1227 N, 82.5709 W, 0.23 miles, 1666.67 feet AMSL 35.1222 N, 82.5703 W, 0.29 miles, 1686.35 feet AMSL 35.1216 N, 82.5697 W, 0.34 miles, 1856.96 feet AMSL 35.1210 N, 82.5691 W, 0.39 miles, 2037.40 feet AMSL 35.1199 N, 82.5678 W, 0.50 miles, 2112.86 feet AMSL 35.1193 N, 82.5672 W, 0.55 miles, 2332.68 feet AMSL 34.9495 N, 82.3859 W, 16.13 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL 34.9489 N, 82.3853 W, 16.19 miles, 1387.80 feet AMSL 34.9483 N, 82.3847 W, 16.24 miles, 1423.88 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1186.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 10632.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 5273.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.