--==[ 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 kb3hvf: 17.13 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 175.87 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.2466 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1479 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb3hvf Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to w4djw: 17.13 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 355.88 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.0013 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0417 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 kb3hvf: Free space path loss: 104.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.14 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.54 dB Field strength at kb3hvf: 22.88 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.73 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.57 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb3hvf and w4djw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7393 N, 82.2723 W, 1.31 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL 34.7402 N, 82.2724 W, 1.37 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7410 N, 82.2725 W, 1.43 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7435 N, 82.2727 W, 1.60 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7443 N, 82.2728 W, 1.66 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7452 N, 82.2728 W, 1.72 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7501 N, 82.2733 W, 2.06 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7568 N, 82.2738 W, 2.52 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7576 N, 82.2739 W, 2.58 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7584 N, 82.2740 W, 2.64 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7991 N, 82.2776 W, 5.45 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7999 N, 82.2776 W, 5.51 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8049 N, 82.2781 W, 5.86 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8074 N, 82.2783 W, 6.03 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8099 N, 82.2785 W, 6.20 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8107 N, 82.2786 W, 6.26 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8149 N, 82.2789 W, 6.55 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8165 N, 82.2791 W, 6.66 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8207 N, 82.2795 W, 6.95 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8340 N, 82.2806 W, 7.87 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9444 N, 82.2903 W, 15.52 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9452 N, 82.2904 W, 15.58 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9510 N, 82.2909 W, 15.98 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9519 N, 82.2910 W, 16.04 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9527 N, 82.2911 W, 16.09 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9535 N, 82.2911 W, 16.15 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9543 N, 82.2912 W, 16.21 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9552 N, 82.2913 W, 16.27 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 1175.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 8856.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 3486.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.