--==[ 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 wa4bvw: 25.52 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 42.51 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1889 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0819 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4bvw Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -174.22 feet Distance to kj4egp: 25.52 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 222.69 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.1805 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1413 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 wa4bvw: Free space path loss: 108.06 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 160.43 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 52.38 dB Field strength at wa4bvw: 5.59 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.51 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.62 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4bvw and kj4egp, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0868 N, 82.2927 W, 0.80 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.0863 N, 82.2933 W, 0.85 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0852 N, 82.2946 W, 0.95 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0846 N, 82.2952 W, 1.01 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0841 N, 82.2958 W, 1.06 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0835 N, 82.2964 W, 1.11 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0830 N, 82.2971 W, 1.16 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0824 N, 82.2977 W, 1.21 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0818 N, 82.2983 W, 1.27 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0758 N, 82.3052 W, 1.84 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 35.0702 N, 82.3114 W, 2.36 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 35.0697 N, 82.3120 W, 2.41 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 35.0691 N, 82.3126 W, 2.46 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9677 N, 82.4267 W, 11.99 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9666 N, 82.4279 W, 12.09 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9655 N, 82.4291 W, 12.20 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 34.9627 N, 82.4323 W, 12.46 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9622 N, 82.4329 W, 12.51 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9616 N, 82.4335 W, 12.56 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9611 N, 82.4341 W, 12.61 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.9599 N, 82.4354 W, 12.72 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.8473 N, 82.5615 W, 23.28 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8468 N, 82.5621 W, 23.33 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.8462 N, 82.5627 W, 23.39 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8457 N, 82.5633 W, 23.44 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 546.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 13307.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 5004.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.