--==[ 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 kj4ctd: 22.01 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 0.08 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.0735 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0179 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to w4jwa: 22.01 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 180.08 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.2450 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2271 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 kj4ctd: Free space path loss: 106.77 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.99 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.22 dB Field strength at kj4ctd: 25.03 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.78 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.85 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ctd and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9704 N, 82.2593 W, 6.29 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9696 N, 82.2593 W, 6.35 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9579 N, 82.2593 W, 7.15 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9571 N, 82.2593 W, 7.21 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.9562 N, 82.2593 W, 7.27 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9554 N, 82.2593 W, 7.32 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9546 N, 82.2593 W, 7.38 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9537 N, 82.2593 W, 7.44 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9529 N, 82.2593 W, 7.50 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 34.9521 N, 82.2593 W, 7.55 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 34.9512 N, 82.2594 W, 7.61 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9504 N, 82.2594 W, 7.67 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9496 N, 82.2594 W, 7.73 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9487 N, 82.2594 W, 7.78 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 372.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 7265.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 3132.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.