--==[ 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 w4djw: 15.64 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 353.20 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.0358 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1438 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4djw Site location: 34.9676 North / 82.2924 West (34° 58' 3" N / 82° 17' 32" W) Ground elevation: 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1023.94 feet AMSL Distance to w4jwa: 15.64 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 173.19 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.1906 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1482 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 w4djw: Free space path loss: 103.80 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.46 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 36.66 dB Field strength at w4djw: 25.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.08 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.22 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9598 N, 82.2912 W, 0.55 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9590 N, 82.2911 W, 0.60 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9581 N, 82.2910 W, 0.66 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9573 N, 82.2909 W, 0.72 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9557 N, 82.2906 W, 0.83 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9548 N, 82.2905 W, 0.89 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.8377 N, 82.2735 W, 9.04 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8361 N, 82.2732 W, 9.15 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8212 N, 82.2711 W, 10.19 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8188 N, 82.2707 W, 10.36 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8179 N, 82.2706 W, 10.42 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8171 N, 82.2705 W, 10.47 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.7627 N, 82.2626 W, 14.26 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.7619 N, 82.2624 W, 14.32 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.7610 N, 82.2623 W, 14.38 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 380.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 5104.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 2041.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.