--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to jonesgap: 42.87 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 299.82 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.1469 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0242 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 ki4mee: 42.87 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 119.44 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.4736 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +15.0683 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 ki4mee and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 112.56 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 223.29 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 110.72 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -57.27 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 ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1245 N, 82.5718 W, 0.12 miles, 1512.47 feet AMSL 35.1234 N, 82.5696 W, 0.26 miles, 1528.87 feet AMSL 35.1231 N, 82.5688 W, 0.31 miles, 1528.87 feet AMSL 35.1227 N, 82.5680 W, 0.36 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1220 N, 82.5665 W, 0.46 miles, 1774.93 feet AMSL 35.1210 N, 82.5642 W, 0.61 miles, 1925.85 feet AMSL 35.1206 N, 82.5635 W, 0.66 miles, 1958.66 feet AMSL 35.1203 N, 82.5627 W, 0.71 miles, 1975.07 feet AMSL 34.8882 N, 82.0638 W, 33.18 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.8238 N, 81.9268 W, 42.13 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.8210 N, 81.9207 W, 42.53 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 946.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 36657.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 22126.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.