--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 12.82 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 6.77 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0400 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0162 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4bvw Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -174.22 feet Distance to ka5wll: 12.82 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 186.79 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.1455 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 ka5wll and wa4bvw: Free space path loss: 102.08 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.99 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.92 dB Field strength at wa4bvw: 30.02 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.49 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.40 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4bvw and ka5wll, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0867 N, 82.2844 W, 0.60 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0859 N, 82.2845 W, 0.65 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0851 N, 82.2846 W, 0.71 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0843 N, 82.2847 W, 0.77 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0834 N, 82.2848 W, 0.83 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0785 N, 82.2856 W, 1.17 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0777 N, 82.2857 W, 1.23 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0768 N, 82.2858 W, 1.29 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0760 N, 82.2859 W, 1.34 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.0752 N, 82.2860 W, 1.40 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 35.0744 N, 82.2862 W, 1.46 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.3044 W, 10.18 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 346.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 7853.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 3832.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.