--==[ 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 Distance to wa4bvw: 0.45 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 117.66 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0032 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.5141 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4bvw Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Distance to kj4gjg: 0.45 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 297.66 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.0032 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2290 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 wa4bvw: Free space path loss: 72.95 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 84.31 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.36 dB Field strength at wa4bvw: 81.71 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3257.89 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3990.08 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4bvw and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0973 N, 82.2878 W, 0.30 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0977 N, 82.2886 W, 0.35 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 124.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 363.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 268.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.