--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wa4bvw Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -174.22 feet Distance to ac4q: 24.29 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 176.53 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2505 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1098 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 24.29 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 356.55 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1010 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0515 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 wa4bvw and ac4q: Free space path loss: 107.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 157.76 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 50.13 dB Field strength at ac4q: 8.26 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.69 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.85 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ac4q and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7571 N, 82.2582 W, 0.87 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.7579 N, 82.2582 W, 0.93 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7587 N, 82.2583 W, 0.99 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL 34.7612 N, 82.2585 W, 1.16 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7621 N, 82.2585 W, 1.22 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8103 N, 82.2621 W, 4.55 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8111 N, 82.2621 W, 4.61 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8119 N, 82.2622 W, 4.67 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL 34.8144 N, 82.2624 W, 4.84 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8152 N, 82.2624 W, 4.90 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL 34.8161 N, 82.2625 W, 4.96 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL 34.8177 N, 82.2626 W, 5.07 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8186 N, 82.2627 W, 5.13 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL 34.8202 N, 82.2628 W, 5.24 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8211 N, 82.2629 W, 5.30 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.8867 N, 82.2677 W, 9.85 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8876 N, 82.2678 W, 9.90 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8900 N, 82.2680 W, 10.08 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 34.9225 N, 82.2703 W, 12.32 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.9233 N, 82.2704 W, 12.38 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9241 N, 82.2705 W, 12.44 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL 34.9250 N, 82.2705 W, 12.49 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9258 N, 82.2706 W, 12.55 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL 34.9308 N, 82.2710 W, 12.90 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9316 N, 82.2710 W, 12.95 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9324 N, 82.2711 W, 13.01 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9399 N, 82.2716 W, 13.53 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9416 N, 82.2718 W, 13.64 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9424 N, 82.2718 W, 13.70 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9449 N, 82.2720 W, 13.87 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.2721 W, 13.93 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9466 N, 82.2721 W, 13.99 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9474 N, 82.2722 W, 14.05 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9482 N, 82.2722 W, 14.10 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0496 N, 82.2797 W, 21.12 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0571 N, 82.2803 W, 21.64 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0579 N, 82.2803 W, 21.70 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0588 N, 82.2804 W, 21.75 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0621 N, 82.2807 W, 21.99 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0654 N, 82.2809 W, 22.22 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0671 N, 82.2810 W, 22.33 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0679 N, 82.2811 W, 22.39 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0687 N, 82.2811 W, 22.45 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0696 N, 82.2812 W, 22.50 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0721 N, 82.2814 W, 22.68 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0729 N, 82.2815 W, 22.73 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0737 N, 82.2815 W, 22.79 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0745 N, 82.2816 W, 22.85 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0754 N, 82.2816 W, 22.91 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0762 N, 82.2817 W, 22.96 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 2661.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 9302.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 5913.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.