--==[ 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 Distance to jonesgap: 16.55 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 277.27 degrees Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.1206 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3040 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Distance to wa4bvw: 16.55 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 97.10 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.3601 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0725 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 jonesgap: Free space path loss: 104.29 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 157.37 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 53.08 dB Field strength at jonesgap: 8.65 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.72 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.89 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1245 N, 82.5658 W, 0.45 miles, 1423.88 feet AMSL 35.1244 N, 82.5650 W, 0.49 miles, 1430.45 feet AMSL 35.1237 N, 82.5583 W, 0.87 miles, 1473.10 feet AMSL 35.1236 N, 82.5575 W, 0.92 miles, 1509.19 feet AMSL 35.1235 N, 82.5567 W, 0.97 miles, 1564.96 feet AMSL 35.1235 N, 82.5558 W, 1.01 miles, 1633.86 feet AMSL 35.1234 N, 82.5550 W, 1.06 miles, 1650.26 feet AMSL 35.1180 N, 82.5028 W, 4.04 miles, 1515.75 feet AMSL 35.1180 N, 82.5019 W, 4.08 miles, 1555.12 feet AMSL 35.1179 N, 82.5011 W, 4.13 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 35.1178 N, 82.5003 W, 4.18 miles, 1637.14 feet AMSL 35.1177 N, 82.4994 W, 4.22 miles, 1689.63 feet AMSL 35.1176 N, 82.4986 W, 4.27 miles, 1751.97 feet AMSL 35.1175 N, 82.4978 W, 4.32 miles, 1794.62 feet AMSL 35.1103 N, 82.4273 W, 8.33 miles, 1545.28 feet AMSL 35.1102 N, 82.4265 W, 8.38 miles, 1548.56 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 722.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 8728.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 4684.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.