--==[ 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 n4iq: 6.34 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 66.09 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2199 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2041 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4iq Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W) Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL Distance to w4jwa: 6.34 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 246.15 degrees Elevation angle to w4jwa: +0.1281 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1306 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 n4iq: Free space path loss: 95.96 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 118.53 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.57 dB Field strength at n4iq: 47.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 63.40 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 77.65 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4iq and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7782 N, 82.1626 W, 0.31 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL 34.7776 N, 82.1642 W, 0.41 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL 34.7739 N, 82.1743 W, 1.04 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL 34.7737 N, 82.1751 W, 1.09 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL 34.7677 N, 82.1916 W, 2.11 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL 34.7637 N, 82.2025 W, 2.79 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 69.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 2936.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 795.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.