--==[ 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 ka5wll: 13.14 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 86.43 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.1872 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1398 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to w4jto: 13.14 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 266.56 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.0030 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0574 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 102.29 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 123.52 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.22 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 42.50 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 35.70 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 43.72 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9098 N, 82.3366 W, 1.52 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9097 N, 82.3375 W, 1.57 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9096 N, 82.3391 W, 1.66 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9095 N, 82.3425 W, 1.85 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9087 N, 82.3583 W, 2.75 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9086 N, 82.3591 W, 2.80 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9086 N, 82.3600 W, 2.84 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9085 N, 82.3616 W, 2.94 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9085 N, 82.3624 W, 2.99 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9084 N, 82.3641 W, 3.08 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9084 N, 82.3649 W, 3.13 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9083 N, 82.3658 W, 3.17 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9081 N, 82.3699 W, 3.41 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9081 N, 82.3708 W, 3.46 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9080 N, 82.3716 W, 3.51 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9080 N, 82.3724 W, 3.55 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9079 N, 82.3733 W, 3.60 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9076 N, 82.3808 W, 4.03 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9075 N, 82.3816 W, 4.07 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9074 N, 82.3833 W, 4.17 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9074 N, 82.3841 W, 4.21 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9074 N, 82.3849 W, 4.26 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9073 N, 82.3858 W, 4.31 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 34.9073 N, 82.3866 W, 4.36 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9072 N, 82.3874 W, 4.40 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL 34.9072 N, 82.3883 W, 4.45 miles, 1299.21 feet AMSL 34.9071 N, 82.3891 W, 4.50 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 470.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 9700.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 5154.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.