--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to w4jwa: 1.58 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 356.67 degrees Elevation angle to w4jwa: +0.0111 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 ke4kzs: 1.58 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 176.67 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.0340 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 ke4kzs and w4jwa: Free space path loss: 83.89 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 97.48 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 13.59 dB Field strength at w4jwa: 68.54 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 715.73 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 876.58 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 455.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 246.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.