--==[ 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 wa4bvw: 18.66 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 10.08 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0759 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3941 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 kb4rdv: 18.66 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 190.11 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.1942 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1973 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 wa4bvw: Free space path loss: 105.33 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 164.02 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 58.69 dB Field strength at wa4bvw: 2.00 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.34 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.41 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4bvw and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0885 N, 82.2846 W, 0.48 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0868 N, 82.2850 W, 0.60 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0860 N, 82.2851 W, 0.65 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0852 N, 82.2853 W, 0.71 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0844 N, 82.2855 W, 0.77 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0836 N, 82.2857 W, 0.83 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0787 N, 82.2867 W, 1.17 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0779 N, 82.2869 W, 1.23 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0771 N, 82.2871 W, 1.28 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0762 N, 82.2873 W, 1.34 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0754 N, 82.2875 W, 1.40 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0746 N, 82.2876 W, 1.45 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 35.0738 N, 82.2878 W, 1.51 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9044 N, 82.3246 W, 13.40 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8718 N, 82.3317 W, 15.69 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8710 N, 82.3319 W, 15.74 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8694 N, 82.3322 W, 15.86 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8686 N, 82.3324 W, 15.91 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8661 N, 82.3329 W, 16.09 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8645 N, 82.3333 W, 16.20 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8637 N, 82.3335 W, 16.26 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8629 N, 82.3336 W, 16.31 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8621 N, 82.3338 W, 16.37 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8613 N, 82.3340 W, 16.43 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8604 N, 82.3342 W, 16.49 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.8596 N, 82.3343 W, 16.54 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.8588 N, 82.3345 W, 16.60 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.8580 N, 82.3347 W, 16.66 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 2173.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 9273.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 5896.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.