--==[ 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 w4jto: 7.48 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 305.74 degrees Elevation angle to w4jto: +0.0458 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0461 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 kg4fqg: 7.48 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 125.68 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.1541 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0348 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 w4jto: Free space path loss: 97.40 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.30 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.91 dB Field strength at w4jto: 41.71 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.61 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 39.93 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jto and kg4fqg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8985 N, 82.5398 W, 0.11 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8892 N, 82.5240 W, 1.21 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 40.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 4743.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 2235.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.