--==[ 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 kj4hyd: 25.27 miles Azimuth to kj4hyd: 175.06 degrees Depression angle to kj4hyd: -0.2575 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0306 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4hyd Site location: 34.7340 North / 82.2518 West (34° 44' 2" N / 82° 15' 6" W) Ground elevation: 866.14 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 886.14 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 52.38 feet Distance to kj4gjg: 25.27 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 355.08 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.1082 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0970 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 kj4hyd: Free space path loss: 107.97 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 163.43 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 55.46 dB Field strength at kj4hyd: 2.59 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.36 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.44 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4hyd and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7594 N, 82.2545 W, 1.76 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7602 N, 82.2546 W, 1.82 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7610 N, 82.2547 W, 1.88 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7619 N, 82.2547 W, 1.94 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7627 N, 82.2548 W, 1.99 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7635 N, 82.2549 W, 2.05 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7652 N, 82.2551 W, 2.17 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8025 N, 82.2590 W, 4.75 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8033 N, 82.2591 W, 4.81 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8124 N, 82.2600 W, 5.44 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL 34.8141 N, 82.2602 W, 5.56 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8149 N, 82.2603 W, 5.61 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8166 N, 82.2605 W, 5.73 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8174 N, 82.2606 W, 5.79 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8182 N, 82.2607 W, 5.84 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8190 N, 82.2607 W, 5.90 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8199 N, 82.2608 W, 5.96 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8207 N, 82.2609 W, 6.02 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8215 N, 82.2610 W, 6.07 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8248 N, 82.2613 W, 6.30 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8870 N, 82.2679 W, 10.61 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8878 N, 82.2680 W, 10.67 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8895 N, 82.2681 W, 10.79 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9210 N, 82.2714 W, 12.97 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9218 N, 82.2715 W, 13.03 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9243 N, 82.2718 W, 13.20 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9260 N, 82.2720 W, 13.32 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9318 N, 82.2726 W, 13.72 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9326 N, 82.2727 W, 13.78 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9359 N, 82.2730 W, 14.01 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9376 N, 82.2732 W, 14.12 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9417 N, 82.2736 W, 14.41 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9425 N, 82.2737 W, 14.47 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9458 N, 82.2741 W, 14.70 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9467 N, 82.2741 W, 14.75 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9483 N, 82.2743 W, 14.87 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9492 N, 82.2744 W, 14.93 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9500 N, 82.2745 W, 14.98 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0461 N, 82.2846 W, 21.65 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0486 N, 82.2849 W, 21.82 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0494 N, 82.2850 W, 21.88 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0519 N, 82.2852 W, 22.05 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0528 N, 82.2853 W, 22.11 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0536 N, 82.2854 W, 22.17 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0602 N, 82.2861 W, 22.63 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0610 N, 82.2862 W, 22.68 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0619 N, 82.2863 W, 22.74 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0635 N, 82.2865 W, 22.86 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0644 N, 82.2866 W, 22.91 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0652 N, 82.2866 W, 22.97 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0685 N, 82.2870 W, 23.20 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0693 N, 82.2871 W, 23.26 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0702 N, 82.2872 W, 23.32 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0710 N, 82.2873 W, 23.37 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0718 N, 82.2873 W, 23.43 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0726 N, 82.2874 W, 23.49 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 35.0735 N, 82.2875 W, 23.55 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 35.0743 N, 82.2876 W, 23.60 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 3920.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 21741.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 13816.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.