--==[ 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 Distance to w4djw: 7.40 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 359.53 degrees Elevation angle to w4djw: +0.0282 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3998 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 Distance to k4jf: 7.40 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 179.53 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.1353 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0101 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 w4djw: Free space path loss: 97.31 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.16 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.85 dB Field strength at w4djw: 41.86 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 33.17 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 40.62 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and k4jf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9588 N, 82.2923 W, 0.61 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9580 N, 82.2923 W, 0.67 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9571 N, 82.2923 W, 0.72 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9546 N, 82.2922 W, 0.90 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9538 N, 82.2922 W, 0.96 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9530 N, 82.2922 W, 1.01 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.8663 N, 82.2914 W, 7.00 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8655 N, 82.2914 W, 7.06 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 274.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 3217.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 1664.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.