--==[ 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 k3joy: 16.33 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 295.39 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.0854 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3270 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k3joy Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to w4jwa: 16.33 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 115.24 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.1509 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4393 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 k3joy: Free space path loss: 104.18 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 145.46 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 41.28 dB Field strength at k3joy: 20.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.86 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.50 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k3joy and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8401 N, 82.5098 W, 0.63 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.8398 N, 82.5090 W, 0.68 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.8247 N, 82.4702 W, 3.11 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8199 N, 82.4577 W, 3.89 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8196 N, 82.4569 W, 3.94 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.8172 N, 82.4507 W, 4.33 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8148 N, 82.4445 W, 4.72 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8136 N, 82.4414 W, 4.92 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.7852 N, 82.3684 W, 9.50 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.7589 N, 82.3008 W, 13.74 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7586 N, 82.3000 W, 13.79 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7583 N, 82.2993 W, 13.84 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7580 N, 82.2985 W, 13.89 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.7577 N, 82.2977 W, 13.94 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7544 N, 82.2892 W, 14.47 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7541 N, 82.2884 W, 14.52 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7468 N, 82.2698 W, 15.69 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 641.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 4968.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 2913.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.