--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to ka5wll: 22.53 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 89.55 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.2705 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0195 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ght: 22.53 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 269.78 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0555 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0378 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 kj4ght and ka5wll: Free space path loss: 106.97 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 153.29 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 46.32 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 12.73 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.42 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9110 N, 82.3349 W, 1.42 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9110 N, 82.3357 W, 1.47 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9110 N, 82.3366 W, 1.51 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9110 N, 82.3374 W, 1.56 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9110 N, 82.3391 W, 1.65 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3574 W, 2.69 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3582 W, 2.74 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3591 W, 2.79 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3599 W, 2.84 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3607 W, 2.88 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3616 W, 2.93 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3624 W, 2.98 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3632 W, 3.02 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3666 W, 3.21 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3674 W, 3.26 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3682 W, 3.31 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3691 W, 3.35 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3699 W, 3.40 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3707 W, 3.45 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3716 W, 3.50 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3732 W, 3.59 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3741 W, 3.64 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3749 W, 3.69 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9109 N, 82.3757 W, 3.73 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3841 W, 4.20 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3849 W, 4.25 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3857 W, 4.30 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3866 W, 4.35 miles, 1289.37 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3874 W, 4.39 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3882 W, 4.44 miles, 1358.27 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3891 W, 4.49 miles, 1368.11 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3899 W, 4.54 miles, 1397.64 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3907 W, 4.58 miles, 1443.57 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3916 W, 4.63 miles, 1446.85 feet AMSL 34.9096 N, 82.6441 W, 18.94 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9096 N, 82.6449 W, 18.98 miles, 1325.46 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.6457 W, 19.03 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 34.9092 N, 82.7024 W, 22.24 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9092 N, 82.7032 W, 22.29 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 1800.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 10483.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 7010.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.