--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Distance to w4jwa: 13.60 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 165.92 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.1508 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2367 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4jwa Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet Distance to kb4pqa: 13.60 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 345.96 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0461 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0264 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 kb4pqa and w4jwa: Free space path loss: 102.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.68 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.09 dB Field strength at w4jwa: 26.34 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.80 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jwa and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7569 N, 82.2640 W, 1.00 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7585 N, 82.2644 W, 1.11 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7593 N, 82.2647 W, 1.17 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7609 N, 82.2652 W, 1.28 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8007 N, 82.2773 W, 4.12 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8031 N, 82.2780 W, 4.29 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8047 N, 82.2785 W, 4.40 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8071 N, 82.2793 W, 4.57 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8103 N, 82.2802 W, 4.80 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8143 N, 82.2814 W, 5.09 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8183 N, 82.2827 W, 5.37 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8199 N, 82.2832 W, 5.48 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8310 N, 82.2866 W, 6.28 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8318 N, 82.2868 W, 6.33 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8326 N, 82.2870 W, 6.39 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8669 N, 82.2975 W, 8.83 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9036 N, 82.3087 W, 11.44 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9044 N, 82.3089 W, 11.50 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9299 N, 82.3167 W, 13.32 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 506.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 6561.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 3621.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.