--==[ 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 k4jf: 7.40 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 179.53 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.1353 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0101 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to w4djw: 7.40 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 359.53 degrees Elevation angle to w4djw: +0.0282 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3998 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 97.31 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 125.28 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 27.98 dB Field strength at k4jf: 40.73 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 29.13 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 35.68 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and w4djw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8660 N, 82.2914 W, 0.38 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9510 N, 82.2922 W, 6.25 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9518 N, 82.2922 W, 6.31 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9526 N, 82.2922 W, 6.37 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9535 N, 82.2922 W, 6.43 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 379.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 3751.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 1436.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.