--==[ 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 k3joy: 4.03 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 162.29 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.4271 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3932 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k3joy Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to w4jto: 4.03 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 342.31 degrees Elevation angle to w4jto: +0.3689 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5587 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 k3joy: Free space path loss: 92.01 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 108.72 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.71 dB Field strength at k3joy: 57.30 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 196.14 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 240.23 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k3joy and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8513 N, 82.5227 W, 0.53 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8987 N, 82.5411 W, 3.97 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 156.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 3328.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 2059.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.