--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb3hvf Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to n4jwb: 10.19 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 356.02 degrees Elevation angle to n4jwb: +0.1079 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2712 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4jwb Site location: 34.8675 North / 82.2831 West (34° 52' 3" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1000.97 feet AMSL Distance to kb3hvf: 10.19 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 176.02 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.2554 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2345 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 kb3hvf and n4jwb: Free space path loss: 100.08 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.18 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.10 dB Field strength at n4jwb: 41.84 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 33.07 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 40.51 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4jwb and kb3hvf, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8416 N, 82.2809 W, 1.79 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8408 N, 82.2808 W, 1.85 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8400 N, 82.2808 W, 1.91 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8375 N, 82.2806 W, 2.08 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8358 N, 82.2804 W, 2.20 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8350 N, 82.2804 W, 2.25 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8333 N, 82.2802 W, 2.37 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8217 N, 82.2792 W, 3.17 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8209 N, 82.2792 W, 3.23 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8167 N, 82.2788 W, 3.52 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.7661 N, 82.2745 W, 7.03 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7652 N, 82.2744 W, 7.08 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7636 N, 82.2743 W, 7.20 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7619 N, 82.2742 W, 7.31 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7594 N, 82.2740 W, 7.49 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7586 N, 82.2739 W, 7.54 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 292.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 4354.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 2104.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.