--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: w4jwa Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet Distance to ghstr: 19.32 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 325.98 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.0216 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0411 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to w4jwa: 19.32 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 145.87 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.2579 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2448 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 w4jwa and ghstr: Free space path loss: 105.64 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 152.51 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 46.88 dB Field strength at ghstr: 13.50 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.27 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.55 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9705 N, 82.4473 W, 0.33 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.9699 N, 82.4468 W, 0.38 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9609 N, 82.4393 W, 1.13 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9577 N, 82.4367 W, 1.40 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9570 N, 82.4362 W, 1.45 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9564 N, 82.4356 W, 1.51 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9558 N, 82.4351 W, 1.56 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 34.9538 N, 82.4335 W, 1.72 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9506 N, 82.4308 W, 1.99 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9500 N, 82.4303 W, 2.04 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9493 N, 82.4298 W, 2.10 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9487 N, 82.4293 W, 2.15 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 34.9480 N, 82.4287 W, 2.20 miles, 1309.06 feet AMSL 34.9474 N, 82.4282 W, 2.26 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9461 N, 82.4271 W, 2.36 miles, 1351.71 feet AMSL 34.9455 N, 82.4266 W, 2.42 miles, 1368.11 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.4261 W, 2.47 miles, 1440.29 feet AMSL 34.9442 N, 82.4255 W, 2.53 miles, 1463.25 feet AMSL 34.9435 N, 82.4250 W, 2.58 miles, 1502.62 feet AMSL 34.9172 N, 82.4032 W, 4.78 miles, 1446.85 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 602.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 6198.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 3083.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.