--==[ 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 ki4mee: 20.22 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 74.93 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2168 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2056 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to w4jwa: 20.22 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 255.12 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.0759 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0100 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 ki4mee: Free space path loss: 106.03 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 144.62 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.58 dB Field strength at ki4mee: 21.40 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.15 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.85 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mee and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8159 N, 81.9276 W, 0.71 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL 34.8157 N, 81.9284 W, 0.76 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.8155 N, 81.9293 W, 0.81 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL 34.7800 N, 82.0913 W, 10.32 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL 34.7799 N, 82.0921 W, 10.37 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL 34.7652 N, 82.1588 W, 14.29 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7648 N, 82.1605 W, 14.39 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7646 N, 82.1613 W, 14.44 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.7628 N, 82.1694 W, 14.92 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL 34.7614 N, 82.1759 W, 15.30 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL 34.7605 N, 82.1800 W, 15.54 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.7603 N, 82.1808 W, 15.58 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7601 N, 82.1816 W, 15.63 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7600 N, 82.1824 W, 15.68 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7544 N, 82.2076 W, 17.16 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7537 N, 82.2109 W, 17.35 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL 34.7524 N, 82.2166 W, 17.69 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7522 N, 82.2174 W, 17.74 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 442.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 9360.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 2543.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.