--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Distance to w4djw: 11.77 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 53.41 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.1154 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0834 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4djw Site location: 34.9676 North / 82.2924 West (34° 58' 3" N / 82° 17' 32" W) Ground elevation: 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1023.94 feet AMSL Distance to kd4ph: 11.77 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 233.50 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.0549 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0407 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 kd4ph and w4djw: Free space path loss: 101.33 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 130.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 29.36 dB Field strength at w4djw: 35.33 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.63 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.15 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and kd4ph, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9614 N, 82.3026 W, 0.72 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9601 N, 82.3048 W, 0.87 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9597 N, 82.3055 W, 0.92 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9415 N, 82.3354 W, 3.03 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9411 N, 82.3361 W, 3.08 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9346 N, 82.3468 W, 3.84 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9194 N, 82.3718 W, 5.59 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9190 N, 82.3725 W, 5.64 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9186 N, 82.3732 W, 5.69 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9181 N, 82.3739 W, 5.74 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.3746 W, 5.80 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9173 N, 82.3753 W, 5.85 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9168 N, 82.3760 W, 5.90 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9164 N, 82.3767 W, 5.95 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.9160 N, 82.3775 W, 6.00 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 34.9156 N, 82.3782 W, 6.05 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 34.9151 N, 82.3789 W, 6.10 miles, 1302.49 feet AMSL 34.9147 N, 82.3796 W, 6.15 miles, 1312.34 feet AMSL 34.9099 N, 82.3874 W, 6.70 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.3881 W, 6.75 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 34.9091 N, 82.3888 W, 6.80 miles, 1351.71 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 805.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 2557.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 1412.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.