--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 69.77 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 15.74 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 360.00 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0732 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0727 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4bvw Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -174.22 feet Distance to n4jwb: 15.74 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 180.00 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.1546 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1130 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 wa4bvw: Free space path loss: 103.86 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.15 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.30 dB Field strength at wa4bvw: 26.86 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.90 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.22 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4bvw and n4jwb, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0850 N, 82.2831 W, 0.71 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0842 N, 82.2831 W, 0.77 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0833 N, 82.2831 W, 0.83 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0783 N, 82.2831 W, 1.17 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0775 N, 82.2831 W, 1.23 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0767 N, 82.2831 W, 1.29 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0758 N, 82.2831 W, 1.35 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0750 N, 82.2831 W, 1.40 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9467 N, 82.2831 W, 10.27 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 276.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 6989.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 2058.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.