--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb4rdv Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W) Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet Distance to jonesgap: 24.32 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 327.25 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0330 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1002 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet Distance to kb4rdv: 24.32 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 147.12 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.3849 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.7425 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 kb4rdv and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 107.64 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 208.71 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 101.08 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -42.69 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1242 N, 82.5728 W, 0.09 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1235 N, 82.5722 W, 0.14 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1229 N, 82.5717 W, 0.20 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1216 N, 82.5707 W, 0.30 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL 35.1209 N, 82.5702 W, 0.36 miles, 2024.28 feet AMSL 35.1203 N, 82.5697 W, 0.41 miles, 2198.16 feet AMSL 35.1190 N, 82.5686 W, 0.52 miles, 2401.57 feet AMSL 35.1183 N, 82.5681 W, 0.57 miles, 2411.42 feet AMSL 34.8944 N, 82.3917 W, 18.99 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 34.8937 N, 82.3912 W, 19.04 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 34.8931 N, 82.3907 W, 19.10 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 34.8924 N, 82.3902 W, 19.15 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1746.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 5784.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 3530.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.