--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: w4jto Site location: 34.8994 North / 82.5414 West (34° 53' 57" N / 82° 32' 28" W) Ground elevation: 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1109.24 feet AMSL Distance to ghsgreenville: 9.22 miles Azimuth to ghsgreenville: 127.70 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreenville: -0.2054 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0346 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreenville Site location: 34.8178 North / 82.4128 West (34° 49' 4" N / 82° 24' 46" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 36.38 feet Distance to w4jto: 9.22 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 307.77 degrees Elevation angle to w4jto: +0.0719 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0789 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 w4jto and ghsgreenville: Free space path loss: 99.21 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.19 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.98 dB Field strength at ghsgreenville: 44.83 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 46.66 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 57.15 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreenville and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8208 N, 82.4176 W, 0.34 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8213 N, 82.4183 W, 0.39 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8235 N, 82.4218 W, 0.65 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8240 N, 82.4225 W, 0.70 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8338 N, 82.4379 W, 1.81 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8351 N, 82.4401 W, 1.96 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8360 N, 82.4415 W, 2.06 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.8414 N, 82.4499 W, 2.66 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8883 N, 82.5238 W, 7.96 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8985 N, 82.5400 W, 9.12 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreenville must be raised to at least 186.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreenville must be raised to at least 6667.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreenville must be raised to at least 3584.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.