--==[ 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 kj4gtq: 1.67 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 201.81 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.5436 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to w4jwa: 1.67 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 21.81 degrees Elevation angle to w4jwa: +0.5193 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 kj4gtq: Free space path loss: 84.40 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 94.65 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 10.25 dB Field strength at kj4gtq: 71.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 990.75 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1213.42 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 817.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 450.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.