--==[ 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 wa4hrk: 15.65 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 253.10 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1292 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0062 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to n4jwb: 15.65 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 72.95 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.0973 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0638 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 wa4hrk: Free space path loss: 103.81 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.40 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 31.59 dB Field strength at wa4hrk: 30.62 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.09 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.13 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4hrk and n4jwb, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8056 N, 82.5305 W, 0.98 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8058 N, 82.5297 W, 1.03 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8086 N, 82.5184 W, 1.70 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8206 N, 82.4707 W, 4.53 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8228 N, 82.4618 W, 5.05 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8234 N, 82.4594 W, 5.20 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8236 N, 82.4586 W, 5.25 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8240 N, 82.4570 W, 5.34 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8242 N, 82.4562 W, 5.39 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8246 N, 82.4545 W, 5.49 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8248 N, 82.4537 W, 5.53 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8250 N, 82.4529 W, 5.58 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8254 N, 82.4513 W, 5.68 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8435 N, 82.3794 W, 9.94 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8439 N, 82.3777 W, 10.04 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8497 N, 82.3543 W, 11.43 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8499 N, 82.3535 W, 11.48 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8505 N, 82.3511 W, 11.62 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8512 N, 82.3486 W, 11.77 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8526 N, 82.3430 W, 12.10 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8528 N, 82.3422 W, 12.15 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8530 N, 82.3414 W, 12.20 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8538 N, 82.3381 W, 12.39 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8540 N, 82.3373 W, 12.44 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8542 N, 82.3365 W, 12.48 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8544 N, 82.3357 W, 12.53 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8546 N, 82.3349 W, 12.58 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8548 N, 82.3341 W, 12.63 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.8550 N, 82.3333 W, 12.68 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8556 N, 82.3308 W, 12.82 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.8566 N, 82.3268 W, 13.06 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8572 N, 82.3244 W, 13.20 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 809.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 6045.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4hrk must be raised to at least 1849.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.