--==[ 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 kj4ght: 9.43 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 274.13 degrees Elevation angle to kj4ght: +0.0601 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0949 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to w4jto: 9.43 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 94.04 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.1966 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0194 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 kj4ght: Free space path loss: 99.41 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.39 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.98 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 31.63 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.21 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.50 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9090 N, 82.7044 W, 0.17 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9089 N, 82.7036 W, 0.21 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9089 N, 82.7028 W, 0.26 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9061 N, 82.6545 W, 3.00 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 34.9060 N, 82.6537 W, 3.05 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9060 N, 82.6529 W, 3.10 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9059 N, 82.6520 W, 3.15 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 34.9059 N, 82.6512 W, 3.19 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL 34.9058 N, 82.6504 W, 3.24 miles, 1374.67 feet AMSL 34.9048 N, 82.6321 W, 4.28 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 34.9047 N, 82.6312 W, 4.33 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 421.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 4374.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 2076.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.