--==[ 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 w4djw: 28.41 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 196.69 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.2482 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2986 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4djw Site location: 34.9676 North / 82.2924 West (34° 58' 3" N / 82° 17' 32" W) Ground elevation: 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1023.94 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 36.38 feet Distance to kj4bkn: 28.41 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 16.60 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.1630 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0967 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 w4djw: Free space path loss: 108.99 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 151.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 42.61 dB Field strength at w4djw: 14.42 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.41 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.72 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and kj4bkn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9985 N, 82.2812 W, 2.22 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9992 N, 82.2809 W, 2.28 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 35.0000 N, 82.2806 W, 2.34 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 35.0165 N, 82.2746 W, 3.52 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 35.0172 N, 82.2743 W, 3.58 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 35.0345 N, 82.2680 W, 4.82 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 35.0353 N, 82.2677 W, 4.88 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 35.0533 N, 82.2612 W, 6.17 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 35.0540 N, 82.2609 W, 6.23 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 35.0548 N, 82.2606 W, 6.29 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.0572 N, 82.2598 W, 6.46 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0580 N, 82.2595 W, 6.51 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0595 N, 82.2589 W, 6.63 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.1026 N, 82.2432 W, 9.73 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.1033 N, 82.2429 W, 9.79 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.1041 N, 82.2426 W, 9.84 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.1049 N, 82.2423 W, 9.90 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.1065 N, 82.2418 W, 10.01 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.1167 N, 82.2380 W, 10.75 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.1182 N, 82.2375 W, 10.86 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.1683 N, 82.2192 W, 14.47 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.1722 N, 82.2177 W, 14.75 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.1730 N, 82.2174 W, 14.81 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 35.1746 N, 82.2169 W, 14.92 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 35.1793 N, 82.2152 W, 15.26 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.1800 N, 82.2149 W, 15.32 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.1808 N, 82.2146 W, 15.37 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 35.1816 N, 82.2143 W, 15.43 miles, 1335.30 feet AMSL 35.1824 N, 82.2140 W, 15.49 miles, 1446.85 feet AMSL 35.3553 N, 82.1506 W, 27.96 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.3569 N, 82.1500 W, 28.07 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 1739.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 14749.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 8181.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.