--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to jonesgap: 22.00 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 358.78 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0669 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1327 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 ke4hgx: 22.00 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 178.78 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.3853 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +29.4700 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 ke4hgx and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 106.77 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 200.74 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 93.98 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -34.72 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: 0.01 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and ke4hgx, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1244 N, 82.5736 W, 0.06 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL 35.1235 N, 82.5736 W, 0.12 miles, 1725.72 feet AMSL 35.1227 N, 82.5735 W, 0.18 miles, 1781.50 feet AMSL 35.1219 N, 82.5735 W, 0.24 miles, 1860.24 feet AMSL 35.1210 N, 82.5735 W, 0.29 miles, 1955.38 feet AMSL 35.1202 N, 82.5735 W, 0.35 miles, 2217.85 feet AMSL 35.1194 N, 82.5735 W, 0.41 miles, 2440.94 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1055.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 9470.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 4676.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.