--==[ 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 wb4fee: 4.50 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 357.47 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.0009 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1063 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wb4fee Site location: 34.8079 North / 82.2632 West (34° 48' 28" N / 82° 15' 47" W) Ground elevation: 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 925.51 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 32.41 feet Distance to w4jwa: 4.50 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 177.47 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.0642 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0608 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 wb4fee: Free space path loss: 92.98 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 110.46 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.48 dB Field strength at wb4fee: 55.56 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 160.50 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 196.57 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wb4fee and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7704 N, 82.2612 W, 2.60 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7645 N, 82.2609 W, 3.00 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7637 N, 82.2608 W, 3.06 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7620 N, 82.2607 W, 3.17 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7612 N, 82.2607 W, 3.23 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.7604 N, 82.2606 W, 3.29 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 65.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 1453.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 597.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.