--==[ 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 ghsgreer: 16.91 miles Azimuth to ghsgreer: 84.90 degrees Depression angle to ghsgreer: -0.1979 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1944 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghsgreer Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to w4jto: 16.91 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 265.07 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.0467 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0324 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 ghsgreer: Free space path loss: 104.48 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 127.58 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 23.10 dB Field strength at ghsgreer: 38.44 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 22.36 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 27.38 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghsgreer and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9155 N, 82.3195 W, 4.28 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9149 N, 82.3278 W, 4.76 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9148 N, 82.3294 W, 4.85 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9144 N, 82.3344 W, 5.13 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9138 N, 82.3436 W, 5.65 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9127 N, 82.3577 W, 6.46 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9127 N, 82.3585 W, 6.50 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9125 N, 82.3610 W, 6.65 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9124 N, 82.3619 W, 6.69 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9122 N, 82.3660 W, 6.93 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9121 N, 82.3669 W, 6.98 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9119 N, 82.3702 W, 7.17 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9118 N, 82.3710 W, 7.21 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9117 N, 82.3727 W, 7.31 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9116 N, 82.3735 W, 7.36 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9116 N, 82.3743 W, 7.40 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9115 N, 82.3752 W, 7.45 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9114 N, 82.3760 W, 7.50 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3843 W, 7.97 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.3851 W, 8.02 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.3860 W, 8.06 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9107 N, 82.3868 W, 8.11 miles, 1289.37 feet AMSL 34.9106 N, 82.3876 W, 8.16 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9105 N, 82.3885 W, 8.21 miles, 1358.27 feet AMSL 34.9105 N, 82.3893 W, 8.25 miles, 1368.11 feet AMSL 34.9104 N, 82.3901 W, 8.30 miles, 1397.64 feet AMSL 34.9104 N, 82.3910 W, 8.35 miles, 1427.17 feet AMSL 34.9103 N, 82.3918 W, 8.40 miles, 1430.45 feet AMSL Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 891.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 12508.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 6662.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.