--==[ 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 wt4c: 13.06 miles Azimuth to wt4c: 231.45 degrees Depression angle to wt4c: -0.2526 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2462 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wt4c Site location: 34.7815 North / 82.7214 West (34° 46' 53" N / 82° 43' 16" W) Ground elevation: 898.95 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 918.95 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -10.15 feet Distance to w4jto: 13.06 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 51.34 degrees Elevation angle to w4jto: +0.0636 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3336 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 wt4c: Free space path loss: 102.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 138.50 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.26 dB Field strength at wt4c: 27.52 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.36 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.79 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wt4c and w4jto, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7830 N, 82.7191 W, 0.16 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7843 N, 82.7170 W, 0.32 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7862 N, 82.7143 W, 0.52 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.7866 N, 82.7136 W, 0.57 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.7889 N, 82.7101 W, 0.82 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.7894 N, 82.7094 W, 0.87 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.7981 N, 82.6962 W, 1.83 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.7999 N, 82.6934 W, 2.04 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8022 N, 82.6899 W, 2.29 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8026 N, 82.6892 W, 2.34 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8031 N, 82.6885 W, 2.39 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8035 N, 82.6878 W, 2.44 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8282 N, 82.6502 W, 5.17 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.8296 N, 82.6481 W, 5.32 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.8300 N, 82.6474 W, 5.37 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8305 N, 82.6467 W, 5.42 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.8328 N, 82.6432 W, 5.68 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.8332 N, 82.6425 W, 5.73 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.8337 N, 82.6418 W, 5.78 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.8342 N, 82.6411 W, 5.83 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 34.8346 N, 82.6404 W, 5.88 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL Antenna at wt4c must be raised to at least 417.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wt4c must be raised to at least 7563.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wt4c must be raised to at least 4482.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.