--==[ 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 kb3hvf: 19.72 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 128.77 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.2962 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0345 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb3hvf Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to w4jto: 19.72 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 308.93 degrees Elevation angle to w4jto: +0.0107 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2244 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 kb3hvf: Free space path loss: 105.82 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 142.20 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.38 dB Field strength at kb3hvf: 23.82 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.09 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb3hvf and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7271 N, 82.2807 W, 0.73 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7275 N, 82.2814 W, 0.78 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7335 N, 82.2904 W, 1.44 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7349 N, 82.2925 W, 1.59 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.7358 N, 82.2939 W, 1.70 miles, 892.39 feet AMSL 34.7441 N, 82.3064 W, 2.61 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7455 N, 82.3085 W, 2.76 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7846 N, 82.3675 W, 7.06 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.7850 N, 82.3682 W, 7.11 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8122 N, 82.4092 W, 10.10 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8204 N, 82.4217 W, 11.01 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8209 N, 82.4224 W, 11.06 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.8241 N, 82.4272 W, 11.42 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8260 N, 82.4300 W, 11.62 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8264 N, 82.4307 W, 11.67 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8269 N, 82.4314 W, 11.72 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8296 N, 82.4356 W, 12.03 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8306 N, 82.4370 W, 12.13 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8880 N, 82.5240 W, 18.46 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8985 N, 82.5400 W, 19.62 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 496.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 14360.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 7769.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.