--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kg4mul Site location: 34.5243 North / 82.0169 West (34° 31' 27" N / 82° 1' 0" W) Ground elevation: 623.36 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 643.36 feet AMSL Distance to jonesgap: 52.17 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 322.91 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.2146 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1464 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 kg4mul: 52.17 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 142.59 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.5404 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.9468 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 kg4mul and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 114.27 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 242.71 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 128.45 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -76.70 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: 0.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and kg4mul, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1240 N, 82.5724 W, 0.11 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1234 N, 82.5718 W, 0.16 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 35.1228 N, 82.5713 W, 0.22 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1216 N, 82.5701 W, 0.32 miles, 1856.96 feet AMSL 35.1210 N, 82.5696 W, 0.38 miles, 2037.40 feet AMSL 35.1203 N, 82.5690 W, 0.43 miles, 2185.04 feet AMSL 35.1191 N, 82.5679 W, 0.54 miles, 2332.68 feet AMSL 34.9470 N, 82.4074 W, 15.50 miles, 1509.19 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.4062 W, 15.61 miles, 1607.61 feet AMSL 34.9451 N, 82.4057 W, 15.66 miles, 1624.02 feet AMSL 34.9445 N, 82.4051 W, 15.71 miles, 1699.48 feet AMSL 34.9439 N, 82.4045 W, 15.77 miles, 1761.81 feet AMSL 34.6528 N, 82.1351 W, 41.03 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.6516 N, 82.1340 W, 41.13 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.6510 N, 82.1335 W, 41.19 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.6467 N, 82.1295 W, 41.56 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.6461 N, 82.1289 W, 41.61 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.6455 N, 82.1284 W, 41.66 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.6449 N, 82.1278 W, 41.72 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6443 N, 82.1273 W, 41.77 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6137 N, 82.0991 W, 44.42 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.6124 N, 82.0979 W, 44.53 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6008 N, 82.0872 W, 45.54 miles, 767.72 feet AMSL 34.6002 N, 82.0867 W, 45.59 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.5837 N, 82.0715 W, 47.02 miles, 744.75 feet AMSL 34.5818 N, 82.0698 W, 47.18 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.5812 N, 82.0692 W, 47.24 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.5800 N, 82.0681 W, 47.34 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.5794 N, 82.0675 W, 47.39 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 2338.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 36872.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 19844.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.