--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 10.49 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 314.79 degrees Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.0530 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1779 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to w4jwa: 10.49 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 134.72 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.2049 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2022 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 kj4gtu: Free space path loss: 100.34 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 124.53 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.19 dB Field strength at kj4gtu: 41.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 31.77 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 38.91 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtu and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8171 N, 82.3508 W, 3.21 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8166 N, 82.3501 W, 3.26 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8160 N, 82.3495 W, 3.31 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8155 N, 82.3488 W, 3.37 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8150 N, 82.3482 W, 3.42 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8145 N, 82.3475 W, 3.47 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8139 N, 82.3469 W, 3.52 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8118 N, 82.3443 W, 3.73 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8113 N, 82.3437 W, 3.78 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.7708 N, 82.2939 W, 7.76 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7582 N, 82.2784 W, 8.99 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 163.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 3423.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 1701.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.