--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 12.88 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 79.30 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.2038 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1777 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Distance to w4jto: 12.88 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 259.43 degrees Elevation angle to w4jto: +0.0174 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4158 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 kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 102.12 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 133.46 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 31.35 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: 32.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.36 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.91 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4pqa and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9337 N, 82.3190 W, 0.06 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9328 N, 82.3248 W, 0.39 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9327 N, 82.3256 W, 0.44 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9324 N, 82.3272 W, 0.54 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9323 N, 82.3281 W, 0.58 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9274 N, 82.3602 W, 2.43 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9273 N, 82.3610 W, 2.48 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9271 N, 82.3618 W, 2.53 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9262 N, 82.3676 W, 2.86 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9261 N, 82.3684 W, 2.91 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9260 N, 82.3693 W, 2.96 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9252 N, 82.3742 W, 3.24 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9251 N, 82.3750 W, 3.29 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9250 N, 82.3759 W, 3.34 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9243 N, 82.3800 W, 3.57 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9242 N, 82.3808 W, 3.62 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9241 N, 82.3816 W, 3.67 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9233 N, 82.3866 W, 3.95 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 34.9232 N, 82.3874 W, 4.00 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9231 N, 82.3882 W, 4.05 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9230 N, 82.3890 W, 4.10 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 34.9228 N, 82.3899 W, 4.14 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9226 N, 82.3915 W, 4.24 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.9224 N, 82.3923 W, 4.29 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 34.9223 N, 82.3932 W, 4.33 miles, 1397.64 feet AMSL 34.9222 N, 82.3940 W, 4.38 miles, 1476.38 feet AMSL 34.9221 N, 82.3948 W, 4.43 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9219 N, 82.3956 W, 4.48 miles, 1624.02 feet AMSL 34.9218 N, 82.3964 W, 4.52 miles, 1646.98 feet AMSL 34.9217 N, 82.3973 W, 4.57 miles, 1650.26 feet AMSL 34.9216 N, 82.3981 W, 4.62 miles, 1650.26 feet AMSL 34.9214 N, 82.3989 W, 4.67 miles, 1666.67 feet AMSL 34.9213 N, 82.3997 W, 4.71 miles, 1712.60 feet AMSL 34.9212 N, 82.4006 W, 4.76 miles, 1751.97 feet AMSL 34.9211 N, 82.4014 W, 4.81 miles, 1768.37 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 1245.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 9506.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 5063.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.