--==[ 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 kb1efa: 31.50 miles Azimuth to kb1efa: 129.53 degrees Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.3251 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0344 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb1efa Site location: 34.6086 North / 82.1142 West (34° 36' 30" N / 82° 6' 51" W) Ground elevation: 807.09 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 827.09 feet AMSL Distance to w4jto: 31.50 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 309.77 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.1307 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1163 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 kb1efa: Free space path loss: 109.88 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 149.74 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.86 dB Field strength at kb1efa: 16.27 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.74 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.13 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb1efa and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.6209 N, 82.1322 W, 1.33 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.6223 N, 82.1342 W, 1.48 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6552 N, 82.1823 W, 5.04 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.6608 N, 82.1906 W, 5.65 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.6613 N, 82.1912 W, 5.70 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.6646 N, 82.1961 W, 6.05 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.6721 N, 82.2071 W, 6.87 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.6726 N, 82.2077 W, 6.92 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.6730 N, 82.2084 W, 6.97 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6754 N, 82.2119 W, 7.22 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6768 N, 82.2139 W, 7.37 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.6773 N, 82.2146 W, 7.42 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.6791 N, 82.2174 W, 7.63 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL 34.6796 N, 82.2181 W, 7.68 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.6805 N, 82.2194 W, 7.78 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7031 N, 82.2524 W, 10.22 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7036 N, 82.2531 W, 10.27 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7068 N, 82.2579 W, 10.62 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7087 N, 82.2607 W, 10.83 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7092 N, 82.2614 W, 10.88 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7406 N, 82.3075 W, 14.28 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7416 N, 82.3089 W, 14.38 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7814 N, 82.3674 W, 18.70 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7819 N, 82.3681 W, 18.75 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7824 N, 82.3688 W, 18.80 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7833 N, 82.3702 W, 18.90 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7842 N, 82.3716 W, 19.00 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8189 N, 82.4226 W, 22.76 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8194 N, 82.4233 W, 22.81 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8199 N, 82.4240 W, 22.86 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8222 N, 82.4274 W, 23.12 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8231 N, 82.4288 W, 23.22 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8255 N, 82.4323 W, 23.47 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8316 N, 82.4412 W, 24.13 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8985 N, 82.5400 W, 31.40 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 864.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 22987.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 12476.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.