--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gjg Site location: 35.0983 North / 82.2901 West (35° 5' 53" N / 82° 17' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -220.10 feet Distance to gspnws: 15.37 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 165.07 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.1597 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0310 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 102.70 feet Distance to kj4gjg: 15.37 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 345.11 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.0628 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0576 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 kj4gjg and gspnws: Free space path loss: 103.65 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 147.81 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.16 dB Field strength at gspnws: 18.21 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.18 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.67 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9343 N, 82.2368 W, 3.64 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9367 N, 82.2376 W, 3.81 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9375 N, 82.2378 W, 3.87 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9398 N, 82.2386 W, 4.04 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9406 N, 82.2389 W, 4.10 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9414 N, 82.2391 W, 4.15 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9430 N, 82.2396 W, 4.27 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 35.0524 N, 82.2752 W, 12.09 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 35.0547 N, 82.2759 W, 12.26 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0555 N, 82.2762 W, 12.31 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0587 N, 82.2772 W, 12.54 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.0595 N, 82.2775 W, 12.60 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0603 N, 82.2778 W, 12.65 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0611 N, 82.2780 W, 12.71 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0650 N, 82.2793 W, 12.99 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0658 N, 82.2796 W, 13.05 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0666 N, 82.2798 W, 13.11 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0674 N, 82.2801 W, 13.16 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0682 N, 82.2803 W, 13.22 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0690 N, 82.2806 W, 13.28 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0714 N, 82.2814 W, 13.45 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0722 N, 82.2816 W, 13.50 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0738 N, 82.2821 W, 13.62 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0746 N, 82.2824 W, 13.67 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0754 N, 82.2827 W, 13.73 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 1444.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 13206.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 8353.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.