--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4egp Site location: 34.8235 North / 82.5882 West (34° 49' 24" N / 82° 35' 17" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.76 feet Distance to w4djw: 19.50 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 59.19 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.1667 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1663 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 Distance to kj4egp: 19.50 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 239.36 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.1155 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1061 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 kj4egp and w4djw: Free space path loss: 105.72 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 150.65 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.93 dB Field strength at w4djw: 15.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.57 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.92 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and kj4egp, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9622 N, 82.3035 W, 0.73 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9619 N, 82.3043 W, 0.78 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9615 N, 82.3050 W, 0.83 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9611 N, 82.3058 W, 0.88 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9608 N, 82.3065 W, 0.93 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9440 N, 82.3410 W, 3.20 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9436 N, 82.3418 W, 3.25 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9433 N, 82.3425 W, 3.30 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9429 N, 82.3433 W, 3.35 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9414 N, 82.3463 W, 3.55 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9389 N, 82.3515 W, 3.89 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9382 N, 82.3530 W, 3.99 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9309 N, 82.3680 W, 4.98 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9305 N, 82.3688 W, 5.03 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9298 N, 82.3703 W, 5.13 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9294 N, 82.3710 W, 5.18 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9247 N, 82.3808 W, 5.82 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9243 N, 82.3815 W, 5.87 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9228 N, 82.3845 W, 6.07 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9225 N, 82.3853 W, 6.12 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 34.9218 N, 82.3868 W, 6.22 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 34.9214 N, 82.3875 W, 6.26 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9210 N, 82.3883 W, 6.31 miles, 1289.37 feet AMSL 34.9207 N, 82.3890 W, 6.36 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 34.9203 N, 82.3898 W, 6.41 miles, 1414.04 feet AMSL 34.9199 N, 82.3905 W, 6.46 miles, 1440.29 feet AMSL 34.9196 N, 82.3913 W, 6.51 miles, 1489.50 feet AMSL 34.9192 N, 82.3920 W, 6.56 miles, 1489.50 feet AMSL 34.9185 N, 82.3935 W, 6.66 miles, 1522.31 feet AMSL 34.9177 N, 82.3950 W, 6.76 miles, 1555.12 feet AMSL 34.9174 N, 82.3958 W, 6.81 miles, 1591.21 feet AMSL 34.9170 N, 82.3965 W, 6.86 miles, 1620.73 feet AMSL 34.9166 N, 82.3973 W, 6.91 miles, 1620.73 feet AMSL 34.9163 N, 82.3980 W, 6.96 miles, 1627.30 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 1023.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 10220.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 3620.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.