--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 71.10 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 19.51 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 54.91 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1539 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0412 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to w4jto: 19.51 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 235.07 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.1284 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0100 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 105.72 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.61 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.89 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 34.41 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 14.06 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 17.22 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0554 N, 82.2696 W, 0.72 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0546 N, 82.2711 W, 0.82 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0185 N, 82.3341 W, 5.17 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0181 N, 82.3348 W, 5.22 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0177 N, 82.3355 W, 5.27 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0173 N, 82.3362 W, 5.32 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9733 N, 82.4129 W, 10.61 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9692 N, 82.4201 W, 11.11 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9688 N, 82.4208 W, 11.16 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9684 N, 82.4215 W, 11.21 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9680 N, 82.4223 W, 11.26 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9646 N, 82.4280 W, 11.66 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9642 N, 82.4288 W, 11.71 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9626 N, 82.4317 W, 11.91 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9621 N, 82.4324 W, 11.96 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9617 N, 82.4331 W, 12.01 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9609 N, 82.4345 W, 12.11 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 339.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 9903.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 5268.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.