--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4jwb Site location: 34.8675 North / 82.2831 West (34° 52' 3" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1000.97 feet AMSL Distance to ki4onj: 20.59 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 170.05 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.2631 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4onj Site location: 34.5739 North / 82.2206 West (34° 34' 26" N / 82° 13' 14" W) Ground elevation: 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 784.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 56.26 feet Distance to n4jwb: 20.59 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 350.09 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.0349 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0307 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 n4jwb and ki4onj: Free space path loss: 106.19 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 136.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.72 dB Field strength at ki4onj: 29.11 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.64 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.35 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4onj and n4jwb, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5757 N, 82.2210 W, 0.13 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.6279 N, 82.2320 W, 3.79 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.6303 N, 82.2326 W, 3.96 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.6311 N, 82.2327 W, 4.01 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.6336 N, 82.2332 W, 4.19 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.6393 N, 82.2345 W, 4.59 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.6800 N, 82.2431 W, 7.44 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6817 N, 82.2435 W, 7.56 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6825 N, 82.2436 W, 7.62 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6963 N, 82.2466 W, 8.59 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL 34.7021 N, 82.2478 W, 8.99 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7053 N, 82.2485 W, 9.22 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7069 N, 82.2489 W, 9.33 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7118 N, 82.2499 W, 9.67 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.7126 N, 82.2501 W, 9.73 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7167 N, 82.2509 W, 10.02 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7184 N, 82.2513 W, 10.13 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8129 N, 82.2714 W, 16.76 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8145 N, 82.2718 W, 16.88 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8153 N, 82.2720 W, 16.94 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 357.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 5967.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 2790.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.