--==[ 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 kf4rvh: 14.99 miles Azimuth to kf4rvh: 307.30 degrees Elevation angle to kf4rvh: +0.0055 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1309 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4rvh Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Distance to w4jwa: 14.99 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 127.18 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.2225 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0237 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 kf4rvh: Free space path loss: 103.44 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 136.40 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 32.96 dB Field strength at kf4rvh: 29.62 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.10 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.92 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4rvh and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8590 N, 82.4456 W, 1.74 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8466 N, 82.4258 W, 3.15 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8462 N, 82.4251 W, 3.20 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8457 N, 82.4243 W, 3.25 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8435 N, 82.4208 W, 3.51 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8431 N, 82.4201 W, 3.56 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8427 N, 82.4194 W, 3.61 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.8277 N, 82.3953 W, 5.32 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8272 N, 82.3946 W, 5.37 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8250 N, 82.3911 W, 5.62 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.7963 N, 82.3452 W, 8.90 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.7919 N, 82.3381 W, 9.40 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7782 N, 82.3162 W, 10.96 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.7778 N, 82.3155 W, 11.01 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7773 N, 82.3148 W, 11.06 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7769 N, 82.3141 W, 11.11 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.7654 N, 82.2957 W, 12.42 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7650 N, 82.2950 W, 12.47 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.7619 N, 82.2901 W, 12.83 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.7566 N, 82.2816 W, 13.43 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 372.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 5014.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4rvh must be raised to at least 2587.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.