--==[ 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 wb4fee: 20.12 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 175.64 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.2182 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0306 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wb4fee Site location: 34.8079 North / 82.2632 West (34° 48' 28" N / 82° 15' 47" W) Ground elevation: 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 925.51 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 32.41 feet Distance to kj4gjg: 20.12 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 355.66 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.0731 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0165 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 wb4fee: Free space path loss: 105.99 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 159.04 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 53.04 dB Field strength at wb4fee: 6.98 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.60 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.73 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wb4fee and kj4gjg, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8112 N, 82.2635 W, 0.23 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8129 N, 82.2637 W, 0.34 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8137 N, 82.2637 W, 0.40 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8154 N, 82.2639 W, 0.52 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8162 N, 82.2640 W, 0.57 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8179 N, 82.2641 W, 0.69 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8187 N, 82.2642 W, 0.75 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8204 N, 82.2643 W, 0.86 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8212 N, 82.2644 W, 0.92 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9191 N, 82.2735 W, 7.70 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9216 N, 82.2737 W, 7.88 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9307 N, 82.2746 W, 8.51 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9332 N, 82.2748 W, 8.68 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9340 N, 82.2749 W, 8.74 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9349 N, 82.2749 W, 8.80 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9365 N, 82.2751 W, 8.91 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9374 N, 82.2752 W, 8.97 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9390 N, 82.2753 W, 9.08 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9407 N, 82.2755 W, 9.20 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9415 N, 82.2756 W, 9.26 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9423 N, 82.2756 W, 9.31 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9432 N, 82.2757 W, 9.37 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9440 N, 82.2758 W, 9.43 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.2759 W, 9.49 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9473 N, 82.2761 W, 9.66 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0452 N, 82.2852 W, 16.44 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0461 N, 82.2853 W, 16.50 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0485 N, 82.2855 W, 16.67 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0494 N, 82.2856 W, 16.73 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0552 N, 82.2861 W, 17.13 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0560 N, 82.2862 W, 17.19 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0593 N, 82.2865 W, 17.42 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0602 N, 82.2866 W, 17.48 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0610 N, 82.2867 W, 17.54 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 35.0635 N, 82.2869 W, 17.71 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0643 N, 82.2870 W, 17.77 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0651 N, 82.2870 W, 17.82 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0676 N, 82.2873 W, 18.00 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0685 N, 82.2874 W, 18.05 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0693 N, 82.2874 W, 18.11 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0701 N, 82.2875 W, 18.17 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0710 N, 82.2876 W, 18.23 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0718 N, 82.2877 W, 18.28 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0726 N, 82.2877 W, 18.34 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 35.0734 N, 82.2878 W, 18.40 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 35.0743 N, 82.2879 W, 18.46 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 3052.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 17239.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 10930.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.