--==[ 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 kf4nxs: 16.21 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 17.46 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -0.1393 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0884 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to w4jwa: 16.21 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 197.51 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.0953 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1162 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 kf4nxs: Free space path loss: 104.11 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 143.87 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.76 dB Field strength at kf4nxs: 22.15 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.43 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.20 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4nxs and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9592 N, 82.1767 W, 0.54 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.9584 N, 82.1770 W, 0.60 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.9576 N, 82.1773 W, 0.65 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.9382 N, 82.1847 W, 2.06 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9187 N, 82.1922 W, 3.47 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.9172 N, 82.1928 W, 3.58 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.9164 N, 82.1931 W, 3.64 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.9156 N, 82.1934 W, 3.70 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.9094 N, 82.1958 W, 4.15 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.9047 N, 82.1976 W, 4.49 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.9039 N, 82.1979 W, 4.54 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9032 N, 82.1982 W, 4.60 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9024 N, 82.1985 W, 4.66 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9016 N, 82.1988 W, 4.71 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9008 N, 82.1991 W, 4.77 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9000 N, 82.1994 W, 4.82 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8993 N, 82.1997 W, 4.88 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.8985 N, 82.2000 W, 4.94 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.7693 N, 82.2496 W, 14.29 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7686 N, 82.2499 W, 14.35 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7678 N, 82.2502 W, 14.41 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 354.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 7311.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 2426.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.