--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to jonesgap: 21.47 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 338.48 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0398 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0530 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 kg4fqg: 21.47 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 158.40 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.3506 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.2590 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 kg4fqg and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 106.56 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 189.76 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 83.21 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -23.74 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.02 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1245 N, 82.5732 W, 0.06 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL 35.1230 N, 82.5725 W, 0.17 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1223 N, 82.5721 W, 0.22 miles, 1719.16 feet AMSL 35.1215 N, 82.5718 W, 0.28 miles, 1778.22 feet AMSL 35.1208 N, 82.5714 W, 0.34 miles, 1919.29 feet AMSL 35.1200 N, 82.5711 W, 0.39 miles, 2185.04 feet AMSL 35.1193 N, 82.5707 W, 0.45 miles, 2434.38 feet AMSL 35.1185 N, 82.5703 W, 0.50 miles, 2473.75 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1095.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 13113.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 6276.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.