--==[ 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 k3joy: 21.94 miles Azimuth to k3joy: 217.72 degrees Depression angle to k3joy: -0.2074 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3723 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k3joy Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W) Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 21.94 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 37.58 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1101 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0124 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 k3joy: Free space path loss: 106.74 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 161.98 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 55.24 dB Field strength at k3joy: 4.04 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.43 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.52 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k3joy and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8593 N, 82.5054 W, 1.34 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8599 N, 82.5048 W, 1.39 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8605 N, 82.5042 W, 1.45 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8611 N, 82.5037 W, 1.50 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.8630 N, 82.5020 W, 1.66 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8642 N, 82.5008 W, 1.76 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8885 N, 82.4780 W, 3.88 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.8891 N, 82.4774 W, 3.94 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8921 N, 82.4746 W, 4.20 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8927 N, 82.4740 W, 4.25 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8951 N, 82.4717 W, 4.46 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.8957 N, 82.4712 W, 4.52 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8988 N, 82.4683 W, 4.78 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8994 N, 82.4678 W, 4.84 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9030 N, 82.4643 W, 5.15 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9036 N, 82.4638 W, 5.21 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9255 N, 82.4432 W, 7.11 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9297 N, 82.4392 W, 7.48 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9310 N, 82.4381 W, 7.59 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9316 N, 82.4375 W, 7.64 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9340 N, 82.4352 W, 7.85 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9346 N, 82.4347 W, 7.91 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9352 N, 82.4341 W, 7.96 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9376 N, 82.4318 W, 8.17 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9382 N, 82.4312 W, 8.22 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 34.9388 N, 82.4307 W, 8.28 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9394 N, 82.4301 W, 8.33 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9401 N, 82.4295 W, 8.38 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9407 N, 82.4290 W, 8.44 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.9413 N, 82.4284 W, 8.49 miles, 1302.49 feet AMSL 34.9425 N, 82.4272 W, 8.59 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.9431 N, 82.4267 W, 8.65 miles, 1443.57 feet AMSL 34.9437 N, 82.4261 W, 8.70 miles, 1459.97 feet AMSL 34.9443 N, 82.4255 W, 8.75 miles, 1463.25 feet AMSL 34.9449 N, 82.4250 W, 8.81 miles, 1499.34 feet AMSL 35.0668 N, 82.3100 W, 19.45 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0674 N, 82.3095 W, 19.50 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0680 N, 82.3089 W, 19.56 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL 35.0693 N, 82.3077 W, 19.66 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL 35.0699 N, 82.3072 W, 19.71 miles, 1269.69 feet AMSL 35.0771 N, 82.3003 W, 20.35 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 35.0777 N, 82.2997 W, 20.40 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 35.0802 N, 82.2974 W, 20.61 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 35.0808 N, 82.2969 W, 20.67 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 35.0814 N, 82.2963 W, 20.72 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 3548.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 10084.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 5731.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.