--==[ 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 k4sug: 12.01 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 227.71 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -0.0602 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2827 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.37 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 12.01 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 47.62 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1136 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9052 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 k4sug: Free space path loss: 101.51 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 126.08 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.57 dB Field strength at k4sug: 39.94 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 26.57 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.54 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9792 N, 82.4388 W, 0.10 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9797 N, 82.4381 W, 0.15 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0096 N, 82.3981 W, 3.22 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0101 N, 82.3974 W, 3.27 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0106 N, 82.3967 W, 3.32 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0156 N, 82.3900 W, 3.83 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0161 N, 82.3894 W, 3.88 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0176 N, 82.3874 W, 4.03 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0181 N, 82.3867 W, 4.09 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0580 N, 82.3333 W, 8.17 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.0600 N, 82.3306 W, 8.38 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0625 N, 82.3272 W, 8.63 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0630 N, 82.3266 W, 8.69 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 35.0635 N, 82.3259 W, 8.74 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 35.0640 N, 82.3252 W, 8.79 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 35.0649 N, 82.3239 W, 8.89 miles, 1299.21 feet AMSL 35.0654 N, 82.3232 W, 8.94 miles, 1338.58 feet AMSL 35.0659 N, 82.3226 W, 8.99 miles, 1335.30 feet AMSL 35.0664 N, 82.3219 W, 9.04 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 35.0769 N, 82.3079 W, 10.12 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 35.0774 N, 82.3072 W, 10.17 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 35.0779 N, 82.3065 W, 10.22 miles, 1256.56 feet AMSL 35.0834 N, 82.2992 W, 10.78 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 1519.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 3454.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 2680.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.