--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb1efa Site location: 34.6086 North / 82.1142 West (34° 36' 30" N / 82° 6' 51" W) Ground elevation: 807.09 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 827.09 feet AMSL Distance to wa4bvw: 34.97 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 344.15 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1808 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1056 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 kb1efa: 34.97 miles Azimuth to kb1efa: 164.06 degrees Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.3253 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1913 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 kb1efa and wa4bvw: Free space path loss: 110.79 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 168.22 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 57.43 dB Field strength at wa4bvw: -2.20 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.21 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.25 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4bvw and kb1efa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0904 N, 82.2814 W, 0.36 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0888 N, 82.2808 W, 0.47 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0841 N, 82.2792 W, 0.81 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0794 N, 82.2775 W, 1.15 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0786 N, 82.2773 W, 1.20 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0778 N, 82.2770 W, 1.26 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0770 N, 82.2767 W, 1.32 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 34.9880 N, 82.2457 W, 7.71 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9518 N, 82.2331 W, 10.31 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9479 N, 82.2317 W, 10.59 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9471 N, 82.2315 W, 10.65 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9463 N, 82.2312 W, 10.71 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9455 N, 82.2309 W, 10.76 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.2306 W, 10.82 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9440 N, 82.2304 W, 10.88 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9432 N, 82.2301 W, 10.93 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9424 N, 82.2298 W, 10.99 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9416 N, 82.2295 W, 11.05 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9408 N, 82.2293 W, 11.10 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8826 N, 82.2090 W, 15.29 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8818 N, 82.2087 W, 15.34 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7692 N, 82.1697 W, 23.43 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7684 N, 82.1694 W, 23.49 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.7676 N, 82.1692 W, 23.55 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7590 N, 82.1662 W, 24.17 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7582 N, 82.1659 W, 24.22 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7566 N, 82.1653 W, 24.34 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.6456 N, 82.1270 W, 32.31 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6448 N, 82.1267 W, 32.37 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6440 N, 82.1264 W, 32.43 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 630.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 13873.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 5523.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.