--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to jonesgap: 32.82 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 328.56 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0404 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2643 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet Distance to kj4gtq: 32.82 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 148.38 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.4346 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.6786 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 kj4gtq and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 110.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 232.39 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 122.15 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -66.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and kj4gtq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1241 N, 82.5727 W, 0.10 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1234 N, 82.5722 W, 0.15 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1227 N, 82.5717 W, 0.21 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1221 N, 82.5712 W, 0.26 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL 35.1214 N, 82.5707 W, 0.32 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL 35.1207 N, 82.5702 W, 0.37 miles, 2024.28 feet AMSL 35.1201 N, 82.5697 W, 0.42 miles, 2198.16 feet AMSL 35.1194 N, 82.5692 W, 0.48 miles, 2421.26 feet AMSL 34.7631 N, 82.3025 W, 29.36 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7585 N, 82.2990 W, 29.74 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7571 N, 82.2980 W, 29.85 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7564 N, 82.2975 W, 29.90 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7498 N, 82.2925 W, 30.44 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7478 N, 82.2910 W, 30.60 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7471 N, 82.2905 W, 30.66 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7364 N, 82.2826 W, 31.52 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7297 N, 82.2776 W, 32.07 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1805.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 14543.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 6017.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.