--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.02 feet Distance to jonesgap: 21.57 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 316.26 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0713 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6641 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet Distance to n4mmw: 21.57 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 136.10 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.3834 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.2933 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 n4mmw and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 106.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 207.57 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 100.98 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -41.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1241 N, 82.5722 W, 0.12 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1235 N, 82.5715 W, 0.17 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 35.1224 N, 82.5703 W, 0.27 miles, 1686.35 feet AMSL 35.1219 N, 82.5696 W, 0.32 miles, 1856.96 feet AMSL 35.1214 N, 82.5690 W, 0.38 miles, 1889.76 feet AMSL 35.1208 N, 82.5684 W, 0.43 miles, 1988.19 feet AMSL 35.1203 N, 82.5677 W, 0.48 miles, 2112.86 feet AMSL 35.1197 N, 82.5671 W, 0.53 miles, 2112.86 feet AMSL 35.1192 N, 82.5665 W, 0.58 miles, 2280.18 feet AMSL 34.9061 N, 82.3167 W, 21.00 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9055 N, 82.3161 W, 21.05 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9050 N, 82.3155 W, 21.10 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9033 N, 82.3136 W, 21.25 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9028 N, 82.3129 W, 21.31 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 2566.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 12381.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 7886.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.