--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 71.10 feet Distance to jonesgap: 15.71 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 353.34 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.1055 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1262 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet Distance to w4jto: 15.71 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 173.32 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.3329 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +29.5733 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 jonesgap: Free space path loss: 103.84 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 178.14 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 74.30 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -12.12 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.07 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.08 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1238 N, 82.5734 W, 0.10 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL 35.1230 N, 82.5733 W, 0.16 miles, 1725.72 feet AMSL 35.1222 N, 82.5732 W, 0.22 miles, 1781.50 feet AMSL 35.1214 N, 82.5731 W, 0.27 miles, 1860.24 feet AMSL 35.1205 N, 82.5729 W, 0.33 miles, 1955.38 feet AMSL 35.1197 N, 82.5728 W, 0.39 miles, 2165.35 feet AMSL 35.1189 N, 82.5727 W, 0.44 miles, 2431.10 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1054.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 4612.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 2161.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.