--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to w4jto: 21.33 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 257.54 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.0376 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1390 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4jto Site location: 34.8994 North / 82.5414 West (34° 53' 57" N / 82° 32' 28" W) Ground elevation: 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1109.24 feet AMSL Distance to kf4nxs: 21.33 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 77.33 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -0.2712 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1774 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 kf4nxs and w4jto: Free space path loss: 106.50 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 147.14 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 40.64 dB Field strength at w4jto: 18.88 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.35 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.88 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jto and kf4nxs, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9007 N, 82.5345 W, 0.40 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9009 N, 82.5337 W, 0.45 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9090 N, 82.4894 W, 3.02 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9119 N, 82.4739 W, 3.92 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9122 N, 82.4722 W, 4.02 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9123 N, 82.4714 W, 4.06 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9176 N, 82.4427 W, 5.73 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.4419 W, 5.78 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9179 N, 82.4411 W, 5.82 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9206 N, 82.4263 W, 6.68 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9208 N, 82.4255 W, 6.73 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9209 N, 82.4247 W, 6.78 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9211 N, 82.4239 W, 6.82 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9223 N, 82.4173 W, 7.20 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.9229 N, 82.4140 W, 7.39 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9230 N, 82.4132 W, 7.44 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9232 N, 82.4124 W, 7.49 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9233 N, 82.4116 W, 7.54 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9236 N, 82.4099 W, 7.63 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 34.9238 N, 82.4091 W, 7.68 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 34.9239 N, 82.4083 W, 7.73 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9241 N, 82.4075 W, 7.78 miles, 1417.32 feet AMSL 34.9242 N, 82.4067 W, 7.82 miles, 1515.75 feet AMSL 34.9244 N, 82.4058 W, 7.87 miles, 1614.17 feet AMSL 34.9245 N, 82.4050 W, 7.92 miles, 1683.07 feet AMSL 34.9247 N, 82.4042 W, 7.97 miles, 1706.04 feet AMSL 34.9250 N, 82.4026 W, 8.06 miles, 1725.72 feet AMSL 34.9251 N, 82.4017 W, 8.11 miles, 1755.25 feet AMSL 34.9254 N, 82.4001 W, 8.20 miles, 1751.97 feet AMSL 34.9631 N, 82.1935 W, 20.19 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.9632 N, 82.1927 W, 20.24 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 1544.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 9523.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 3983.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.