--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ki4onj Site location: 34.5739 North / 82.2206 West (34° 34' 26" N / 82° 13' 14" W) Ground elevation: 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 784.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 56.26 feet Distance to jonesgap: 43.04 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 332.38 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.1495 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1257 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 ki4onj: 43.04 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 152.18 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.4733 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.5028 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 ki4onj and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 112.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 230.45 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 117.86 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -64.43 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, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and ki4onj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1241 N, 82.5729 W, 0.09 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1234 N, 82.5724 W, 0.15 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1227 N, 82.5720 W, 0.20 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1220 N, 82.5715 W, 0.25 miles, 1778.22 feet AMSL 35.1213 N, 82.5711 W, 0.31 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL 35.1206 N, 82.5706 W, 0.36 miles, 1961.94 feet AMSL 35.1199 N, 82.5702 W, 0.42 miles, 2198.16 feet AMSL 35.1192 N, 82.5697 W, 0.47 miles, 2431.10 feet AMSL 35.1185 N, 82.5692 W, 0.53 miles, 2470.47 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1086.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 22059.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 8226.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.