--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to jonesgap: 29.03 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 235.89 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.1012 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0596 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 Distance to kj4bkn: 29.03 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 55.65 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.3189 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1989 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 kj4bkn and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 109.17 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 173.17 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 64.00 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -7.15 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.12 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.14 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and kj4bkn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1264 N, 82.5715 W, 0.14 miles, 1423.88 feet AMSL 35.1281 N, 82.5686 W, 0.34 miles, 1456.69 feet AMSL 35.1289 N, 82.5672 W, 0.44 miles, 1463.25 feet AMSL 35.1293 N, 82.5664 W, 0.49 miles, 1473.10 feet AMSL 35.1297 N, 82.5657 W, 0.54 miles, 1568.24 feet AMSL 35.1321 N, 82.5614 W, 0.84 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL 35.1358 N, 82.5548 W, 1.29 miles, 1614.17 feet AMSL 35.1366 N, 82.5534 W, 1.39 miles, 1663.39 feet AMSL 35.1374 N, 82.5519 W, 1.49 miles, 1702.76 feet AMSL 35.1382 N, 82.5505 W, 1.58 miles, 1751.97 feet AMSL 35.1390 N, 82.5490 W, 1.68 miles, 1837.27 feet AMSL 35.1398 N, 82.5475 W, 1.78 miles, 1948.82 feet AMSL 35.1407 N, 82.5461 W, 1.88 miles, 2014.44 feet AMSL 35.1415 N, 82.5446 W, 1.98 miles, 2122.70 feet AMSL 35.1419 N, 82.5439 W, 2.03 miles, 2148.95 feet AMSL 35.1423 N, 82.5432 W, 2.08 miles, 2381.89 feet AMSL 35.1447 N, 82.5388 W, 2.38 miles, 2378.61 feet AMSL 35.1463 N, 82.5359 W, 2.58 miles, 2424.54 feet AMSL 35.1467 N, 82.5352 W, 2.63 miles, 2490.16 feet AMSL 35.1484 N, 82.5323 W, 2.83 miles, 2490.16 feet AMSL 35.1500 N, 82.5294 W, 3.03 miles, 2500.00 feet AMSL 35.1504 N, 82.5287 W, 3.08 miles, 2516.40 feet AMSL 35.1508 N, 82.5279 W, 3.13 miles, 2549.21 feet AMSL 35.1512 N, 82.5272 W, 3.18 miles, 2578.74 feet AMSL 35.1516 N, 82.5265 W, 3.23 miles, 2719.82 feet AMSL 35.1520 N, 82.5257 W, 3.28 miles, 2772.31 feet AMSL 35.1524 N, 82.5250 W, 3.33 miles, 2805.12 feet AMSL 35.1557 N, 82.5192 W, 3.72 miles, 2798.56 feet AMSL 35.1565 N, 82.5178 W, 3.82 miles, 2844.49 feet AMSL 35.1573 N, 82.5163 W, 3.92 miles, 2877.30 feet AMSL 35.1613 N, 82.5090 W, 4.42 miles, 2946.19 feet AMSL 35.1618 N, 82.5083 W, 4.47 miles, 2988.85 feet AMSL 35.1622 N, 82.5076 W, 4.52 miles, 3051.18 feet AMSL 35.1646 N, 82.5032 W, 4.82 miles, 3028.22 feet AMSL 35.1739 N, 82.4865 W, 5.96 miles, 3018.37 feet AMSL 35.1743 N, 82.4858 W, 6.01 miles, 3034.78 feet AMSL 35.2221 N, 82.3999 W, 11.88 miles, 2536.09 feet AMSL 35.2225 N, 82.3992 W, 11.93 miles, 2575.46 feet AMSL 35.2270 N, 82.3912 W, 12.47 miles, 2539.37 feet AMSL 35.2274 N, 82.3904 W, 12.52 miles, 2555.77 feet AMSL 35.2278 N, 82.3897 W, 12.57 miles, 2588.58 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 2522.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 11178.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 4870.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.