--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter 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 af4rn: 27.04 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 161.79 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.3023 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2481 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4rn Site location: 34.5958 North / 82.1438 West (34° 35' 44" N / 82° 8' 37" W) Ground elevation: 738.19 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 758.19 feet AMSL Distance to w4djw: 27.04 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 341.88 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.0891 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9322 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 w4djw and af4rn: Free space path loss: 108.56 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 163.72 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 55.16 dB Field strength at af4rn: 2.30 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.35 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.43 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4rn and w4djw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5993 N, 82.1452 W, 0.25 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.6240 N, 82.1551 W, 2.06 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL 34.6248 N, 82.1554 W, 2.11 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.6264 N, 82.1560 W, 2.22 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.6271 N, 82.1563 W, 2.28 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6279 N, 82.1566 W, 2.34 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL 34.6403 N, 82.1616 W, 3.24 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL 34.6411 N, 82.1619 W, 3.29 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.6418 N, 82.1622 W, 3.35 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.6457 N, 82.1637 W, 3.63 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.6519 N, 82.1662 W, 4.08 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.6534 N, 82.1668 W, 4.19 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.6558 N, 82.1677 W, 4.36 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6565 N, 82.1680 W, 4.42 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6581 N, 82.1686 W, 4.53 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6596 N, 82.1693 W, 4.64 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6612 N, 82.1699 W, 4.76 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6952 N, 82.1834 W, 7.23 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6960 N, 82.1837 W, 7.29 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.6968 N, 82.1841 W, 7.35 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6976 N, 82.1844 W, 7.40 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL 34.6983 N, 82.1847 W, 7.46 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.6991 N, 82.1850 W, 7.51 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6999 N, 82.1853 W, 7.57 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7440 N, 82.2029 W, 10.78 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7448 N, 82.2032 W, 10.83 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7463 N, 82.2038 W, 10.95 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.7494 N, 82.2050 W, 11.17 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7502 N, 82.2054 W, 11.23 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7533 N, 82.2066 W, 11.45 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.8191 N, 82.2329 W, 16.24 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8198 N, 82.2332 W, 16.29 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8299 N, 82.2372 W, 17.03 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9282 N, 82.2766 W, 24.17 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9328 N, 82.2784 W, 24.51 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9336 N, 82.2787 W, 24.57 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9359 N, 82.2797 W, 24.74 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9413 N, 82.2818 W, 25.13 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9421 N, 82.2821 W, 25.19 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9429 N, 82.2824 W, 25.24 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9460 N, 82.2837 W, 25.47 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9467 N, 82.2840 W, 25.52 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9552 N, 82.2874 W, 26.14 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 1733.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 9454.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 5121.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.