--==[ 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 w4jwa: 27.87 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 114.22 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.3218 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1709 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4jwa Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet Distance to kj4ght: 27.87 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 294.47 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.0816 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3279 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 w4jwa: Free space path loss: 108.82 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 148.90 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 40.08 dB Field strength at w4jwa: 17.12 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.92 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.35 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jwa and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7467 N, 82.2699 W, 0.64 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7528 N, 82.2863 W, 1.66 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7534 N, 82.2878 W, 1.75 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7834 N, 82.3682 W, 6.76 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7837 N, 82.3690 W, 6.81 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.7840 N, 82.3697 W, 6.86 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7974 N, 82.4056 W, 9.10 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8098 N, 82.4392 W, 11.19 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8496 N, 82.5463 W, 17.85 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8609 N, 82.5767 W, 19.75 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8612 N, 82.5775 W, 19.80 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8615 N, 82.5783 W, 19.85 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.8617 N, 82.5791 W, 19.90 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.8719 N, 82.6065 W, 21.60 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.8722 N, 82.6072 W, 21.65 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.8727 N, 82.6088 W, 21.74 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 34.8785 N, 82.6244 W, 22.72 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 34.8788 N, 82.6252 W, 22.77 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 34.8791 N, 82.6260 W, 22.81 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.8806 N, 82.6299 W, 23.06 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.8913 N, 82.6589 W, 24.86 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 909.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 10775.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 6033.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.