--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 22.09 miles Azimuth to kb4ykj: 103.19 degrees Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.2807 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2645 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4ykj Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W) Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL Distance to w4jto: 22.09 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 283.41 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.0390 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0358 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 kb4ykj: Free space path loss: 106.80 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.89 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.09 dB Field strength at kb4ykj: 31.13 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.64 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.80 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kb4ykj and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8370 N, 82.2190 W, 3.31 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.8371 N, 82.2198 W, 3.36 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.8378 N, 82.2231 W, 3.55 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL 34.8379 N, 82.2239 W, 3.60 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.8391 N, 82.2296 W, 3.93 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.8392 N, 82.2305 W, 3.98 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.8411 N, 82.2403 W, 4.55 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8415 N, 82.2419 W, 4.65 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.8416 N, 82.2427 W, 4.70 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.8424 N, 82.2468 W, 4.93 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8426 N, 82.2476 W, 4.98 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8427 N, 82.2485 W, 5.03 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8547 N, 82.3098 W, 8.60 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8550 N, 82.3114 W, 8.70 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8551 N, 82.3122 W, 8.75 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8555 N, 82.3139 W, 8.84 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8558 N, 82.3155 W, 8.94 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8559 N, 82.3163 W, 8.99 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8561 N, 82.3171 W, 9.03 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8563 N, 82.3180 W, 9.08 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8564 N, 82.3188 W, 9.13 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8566 N, 82.3196 W, 9.18 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8571 N, 82.3221 W, 9.32 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8574 N, 82.3237 W, 9.41 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.8575 N, 82.3245 W, 9.46 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8577 N, 82.3253 W, 9.51 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8580 N, 82.3270 W, 9.61 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 34.8586 N, 82.3302 W, 9.80 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.8588 N, 82.3311 W, 9.84 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8590 N, 82.3319 W, 9.89 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.8591 N, 82.3327 W, 9.94 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.8593 N, 82.3335 W, 9.99 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.8594 N, 82.3343 W, 10.03 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.8599 N, 82.3368 W, 10.18 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 34.8607 N, 82.3409 W, 10.42 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 562.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 16435.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 8825.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.