--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 9.19 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 111.87 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.1517 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to w4jto: 9.19 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 291.96 degrees Elevation angle to w4jto: +0.0187 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 kj4gtu: Free space path loss: 99.18 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 113.38 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 14.20 dB Field strength at kj4gtu: 52.64 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 114.64 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 140.41 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 6690.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 3551.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.