--==[ 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 n4mmw: 11.23 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 345.36 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.0210 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0264 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Distance to w4jwa: 11.23 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 165.33 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.1415 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0809 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 n4mmw: Free space path loss: 100.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 126.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.63 dB Field strength at n4mmw: 39.46 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 25.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 30.82 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4mmw and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8779 N, 82.3027 W, 1.59 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8771 N, 82.3024 W, 1.64 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8763 N, 82.3022 W, 1.70 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8691 N, 82.2999 W, 2.21 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8684 N, 82.2996 W, 2.27 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.8676 N, 82.2994 W, 2.32 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8668 N, 82.2991 W, 2.38 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8342 N, 82.2888 W, 4.71 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8334 N, 82.2885 W, 4.76 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8318 N, 82.2880 W, 4.88 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8310 N, 82.2877 W, 4.93 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8271 N, 82.2865 W, 5.22 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8207 N, 82.2845 W, 5.67 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.7612 N, 82.2655 W, 9.92 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7604 N, 82.2653 W, 9.98 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7596 N, 82.2650 W, 10.04 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.7588 N, 82.2647 W, 10.09 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 225.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 3640.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 1637.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.