--==[ 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 n4jwb: 24.22 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 96.71 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.2737 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0194 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4jwb Site location: 34.8675 North / 82.2831 West (34° 52' 3" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1000.97 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ght: 24.22 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 276.95 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0768 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0437 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 n4jwb: Free space path loss: 107.60 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 151.96 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.36 dB Field strength at n4jwb: 14.06 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.35 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.65 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4jwb and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8695 N, 82.3027 W, 1.12 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8695 N, 82.3035 W, 1.16 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8696 N, 82.3043 W, 1.21 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8697 N, 82.3051 W, 1.26 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8698 N, 82.3060 W, 1.31 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8708 N, 82.3159 W, 1.87 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8753 N, 82.3615 W, 4.48 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8754 N, 82.3623 W, 4.52 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8784 N, 82.3930 W, 6.28 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8791 N, 82.3997 W, 6.65 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8843 N, 82.4527 W, 9.68 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8844 N, 82.4536 W, 9.73 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8845 N, 82.4544 W, 9.78 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8848 N, 82.4577 W, 9.97 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8849 N, 82.4585 W, 10.02 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8851 N, 82.4602 W, 10.11 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8852 N, 82.4610 W, 10.16 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.8852 N, 82.4618 W, 10.21 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8924 N, 82.5348 W, 14.37 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8925 N, 82.5357 W, 14.42 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8948 N, 82.5597 W, 15.79 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.8975 N, 82.5871 W, 17.35 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.8977 N, 82.5887 W, 17.45 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.8977 N, 82.5896 W, 17.50 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 34.9015 N, 82.6277 W, 19.67 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 34.9015 N, 82.6286 W, 19.72 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9020 N, 82.6335 W, 20.01 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9021 N, 82.6344 W, 20.05 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9031 N, 82.6452 W, 20.67 miles, 1282.81 feet AMSL 34.9032 N, 82.6460 W, 20.72 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL 34.9033 N, 82.6468 W, 20.76 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9034 N, 82.6476 W, 20.81 miles, 1345.14 feet AMSL 34.9035 N, 82.6485 W, 20.86 miles, 1374.67 feet AMSL 34.9036 N, 82.6493 W, 20.90 miles, 1387.80 feet AMSL 34.9037 N, 82.6510 W, 21.00 miles, 1404.20 feet AMSL 34.9038 N, 82.6518 W, 21.05 miles, 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 2106.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 11264.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 7534.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.