--==[ 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 w4djw: 4.03 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 14.21 degrees Elevation angle to w4djw: +0.0415 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0417 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 ka5wll: 4.03 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 194.22 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.0998 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0100 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 w4djw: Free space path loss: 92.03 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.35 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 14.33 dB Field strength at w4djw: 59.67 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 257.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 315.44 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and ka5wll, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9573 N, 82.2956 W, 0.74 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9565 N, 82.2958 W, 0.80 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9557 N, 82.2961 W, 0.85 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9469 N, 82.2988 W, 1.48 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9421 N, 82.3003 W, 1.82 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9413 N, 82.3005 W, 1.87 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 115.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 2447.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 1182.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.