--==[ 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 w4djw: 6.94 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 355.66 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.0143 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0073 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4djw Site location: 34.9676 North / 82.2924 West (34° 58' 3" N / 82° 17' 32" W) Ground elevation: 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1023.94 feet AMSL Distance to n4jwb: 6.94 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 175.66 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.0861 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1756 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 w4djw: Free space path loss: 96.74 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 116.68 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.94 dB Field strength at w4djw: 49.34 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 78.45 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 96.08 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and n4jwb, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9588 N, 82.2916 W, 0.61 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9579 N, 82.2915 W, 0.67 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9555 N, 82.2913 W, 0.84 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9546 N, 82.2912 W, 0.90 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 77.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 3042.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 872.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.