--==[ 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 Distance to w4jwa: 11.23 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 165.33 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.1415 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0809 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4jwa Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet Distance to n4mmw: 11.23 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 345.36 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.0210 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0264 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 w4jwa: Free space path loss: 100.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.41 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.48 dB Field strength at w4jwa: 30.61 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.08 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.12 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4jwa and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7564 N, 82.2640 W, 0.96 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7580 N, 82.2645 W, 1.08 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7588 N, 82.2647 W, 1.13 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7993 N, 82.2776 W, 4.03 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8001 N, 82.2779 W, 4.08 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8088 N, 82.2807 W, 4.71 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8112 N, 82.2814 W, 4.88 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8159 N, 82.2829 W, 5.22 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8191 N, 82.2839 W, 5.44 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8199 N, 82.2842 W, 5.50 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8207 N, 82.2845 W, 5.56 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8310 N, 82.2877 W, 6.29 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8652 N, 82.2986 W, 8.73 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8660 N, 82.2989 W, 8.79 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8667 N, 82.2991 W, 8.85 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 225.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 6056.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jwa must be raised to at least 3558.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.