--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 74.82 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 18.71 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 32.16 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1335 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1000 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 kd4ph: 18.71 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 212.26 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.1373 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1174 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 wa4bvw: Free space path loss: 105.36 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 152.18 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 46.82 dB Field strength at wa4bvw: 13.83 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.32 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.61 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4bvw and kd4ph, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0915 N, 82.2861 W, 0.32 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0908 N, 82.2866 W, 0.37 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0901 N, 82.2871 W, 0.42 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0862 N, 82.2902 W, 0.75 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0849 N, 82.2912 W, 0.85 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0829 N, 82.2927 W, 1.02 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0822 N, 82.2932 W, 1.07 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0816 N, 82.2937 W, 1.12 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0796 N, 82.2953 W, 1.29 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0789 N, 82.2958 W, 1.34 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0776 N, 82.2968 W, 1.45 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 35.0769 N, 82.2973 W, 1.50 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 35.0763 N, 82.2978 W, 1.56 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 34.9580 N, 82.3888 W, 11.21 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9574 N, 82.3893 W, 11.27 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9567 N, 82.3898 W, 11.32 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9534 N, 82.3924 W, 11.59 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9528 N, 82.3929 W, 11.65 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9514 N, 82.3939 W, 11.75 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 34.9508 N, 82.3944 W, 11.81 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9501 N, 82.3949 W, 11.86 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.9495 N, 82.3954 W, 11.91 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9481 N, 82.3964 W, 12.02 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 34.9475 N, 82.3969 W, 12.08 miles, 1417.32 feet AMSL 34.9468 N, 82.3974 W, 12.13 miles, 1466.54 feet AMSL 34.9461 N, 82.3979 W, 12.18 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9455 N, 82.3985 W, 12.24 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.3990 W, 12.29 miles, 1679.79 feet AMSL 34.9442 N, 82.3995 W, 12.35 miles, 1676.51 feet AMSL 34.9402 N, 82.4025 W, 12.67 miles, 1715.88 feet AMSL 34.9395 N, 82.4030 W, 12.72 miles, 1765.09 feet AMSL 34.9389 N, 82.4035 W, 12.78 miles, 1765.09 feet AMSL 34.9382 N, 82.4040 W, 12.83 miles, 1797.90 feet AMSL 34.9376 N, 82.4045 W, 12.89 miles, 1827.43 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 2653.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 3924.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 3380.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.