--==[ 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 w4jwa: 14.17 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 126.90 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.2131 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2018 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 kd4ph: 14.17 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 307.01 degrees Elevation angle to kd4ph: +0.0080 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1310 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 w4jwa: Free space path loss: 102.95 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 137.70 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.75 dB Field strength at w4jwa: 28.32 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.98 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.55 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jwa and kd4ph, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7475 N, 82.2671 W, 0.53 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7563 N, 82.2813 W, 1.54 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7615 N, 82.2898 W, 2.14 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7620 N, 82.2905 W, 2.19 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8233 N, 82.3897 W, 9.24 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8237 N, 82.3905 W, 9.29 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8246 N, 82.3919 W, 9.39 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8251 N, 82.3926 W, 9.44 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8421 N, 82.4203 W, 11.40 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 187.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 4020.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 1586.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.