--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4iq Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W) Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL Distance to w4jwa: 6.34 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 246.15 degrees Elevation angle to w4jwa: +0.1281 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1306 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4jwa Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet Distance to n4iq: 6.34 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 66.09 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2199 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2041 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 n4iq and w4jwa: Free space path loss: 95.96 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 118.56 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.60 dB Field strength at w4jwa: 47.46 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 63.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 77.36 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jwa and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7553 N, 82.2257 W, 2.11 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7558 N, 82.2241 W, 2.21 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7561 N, 82.2233 W, 2.26 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7630 N, 82.2045 W, 3.43 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7633 N, 82.2037 W, 3.47 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7635 N, 82.2030 W, 3.52 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL 34.7647 N, 82.1998 W, 3.72 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7675 N, 82.1920 W, 4.20 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7738 N, 82.1748 W, 5.27 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7741 N, 82.1740 W, 5.32 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 123.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 3298.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 1777.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.