--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ght: 22.53 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 269.78 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0555 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0378 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to ka5wll: 22.53 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 89.55 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.2705 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0195 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 ka5wll and kj4ght: Free space path loss: 106.97 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 157.80 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 50.82 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 8.22 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.69 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.84 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and ka5wll, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9092 N, 82.7040 W, 0.19 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9092 N, 82.7032 W, 0.24 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9092 N, 82.7023 W, 0.29 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6548 W, 2.98 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6540 W, 3.02 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6532 W, 3.07 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6523 W, 3.12 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6515 W, 3.17 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6507 W, 3.21 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6498 W, 3.26 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6490 W, 3.31 miles, 1302.49 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6482 W, 3.35 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6473 W, 3.40 miles, 1335.30 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6465 W, 3.45 miles, 1345.14 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6457 W, 3.50 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 34.9106 N, 82.4332 W, 15.54 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9106 N, 82.4324 W, 15.58 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9106 N, 82.4315 W, 15.63 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4140 W, 16.62 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4090 W, 16.91 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4082 W, 16.95 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4074 W, 17.00 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4065 W, 17.05 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4057 W, 17.10 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4049 W, 17.14 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4040 W, 17.19 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4032 W, 17.24 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.4024 W, 17.28 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.4015 W, 17.33 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.4007 W, 17.38 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3999 W, 17.43 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3990 W, 17.47 miles, 1312.34 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3982 W, 17.52 miles, 1358.27 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3974 W, 17.57 miles, 1377.95 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3965 W, 17.62 miles, 1410.76 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3957 W, 17.66 miles, 1437.01 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3949 W, 17.71 miles, 1433.73 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3940 W, 17.76 miles, 1443.57 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3915 W, 17.90 miles, 1446.85 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3907 W, 17.95 miles, 1443.57 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 2260.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 10094.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 3629.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.