--==[ 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 ghstr: 12.63 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 228.65 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -0.0376 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2836 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 39.37 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 12.63 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 48.55 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1452 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0576 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 101.95 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 131.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 29.97 dB Field strength at ghstr: 34.10 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.58 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.63 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9812 N, 82.4412 W, 0.70 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0090 N, 82.4028 W, 3.61 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0100 N, 82.4014 W, 3.71 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0119 N, 82.3987 W, 3.91 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0129 N, 82.3974 W, 4.02 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0134 N, 82.3967 W, 4.07 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0149 N, 82.3947 W, 4.22 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0158 N, 82.3933 W, 4.32 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0163 N, 82.3926 W, 4.37 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0173 N, 82.3913 W, 4.48 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0188 N, 82.3893 W, 4.63 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0193 N, 82.3886 W, 4.68 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0583 N, 82.3345 W, 8.76 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0588 N, 82.3338 W, 8.81 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 35.0593 N, 82.3332 W, 8.86 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 35.0597 N, 82.3325 W, 8.91 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0602 N, 82.3318 W, 8.96 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0622 N, 82.3291 W, 9.16 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0632 N, 82.3278 W, 9.27 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 35.0641 N, 82.3264 W, 9.37 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 35.0646 N, 82.3257 W, 9.42 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 35.0651 N, 82.3251 W, 9.47 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 35.0661 N, 82.3237 W, 9.57 miles, 1338.58 feet AMSL 35.0778 N, 82.3075 W, 10.79 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 35.0831 N, 82.3000 W, 11.36 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.0836 N, 82.2994 W, 11.41 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1595.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 3639.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 2821.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.