--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.37 feet Distance to jonesgap: 12.66 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 323.39 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.1973 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.3138 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 k4sug: 12.66 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 143.32 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.3805 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.9350 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 k4sug and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 101.97 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 161.98 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 60.02 dB Field strength at jonesgap: 4.03 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.43 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.52 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and k4sug, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1245 N, 82.5729 W, 0.07 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1238 N, 82.5723 W, 0.12 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1232 N, 82.5717 W, 0.18 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 35.1226 N, 82.5712 W, 0.23 miles, 1666.67 feet AMSL 35.1220 N, 82.5706 W, 0.28 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL 35.1214 N, 82.5701 W, 0.34 miles, 1856.96 feet AMSL 35.1208 N, 82.5695 W, 0.39 miles, 2037.40 feet AMSL 35.1201 N, 82.5689 W, 0.44 miles, 2185.04 feet AMSL 35.1195 N, 82.5684 W, 0.50 miles, 2401.57 feet AMSL 34.9801 N, 82.4417 W, 12.50 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9795 N, 82.4412 W, 12.55 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9789 N, 82.4406 W, 12.61 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 5174.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 15492.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 11365.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.