--==[ 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 ka5wll: 12.82 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 186.79 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.1455 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0101 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 12.82 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 6.77 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0400 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0162 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 102.08 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 132.67 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.59 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 33.35 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.45 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.25 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9403 N, 82.3056 W, 2.03 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9411 N, 82.3055 W, 2.09 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9436 N, 82.3051 W, 2.26 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9444 N, 82.3050 W, 2.32 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9452 N, 82.3049 W, 2.38 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9461 N, 82.3048 W, 2.43 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9477 N, 82.3045 W, 2.55 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9494 N, 82.3043 W, 2.66 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0491 N, 82.2898 W, 9.61 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 35.0500 N, 82.2897 W, 9.66 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.0508 N, 82.2896 W, 9.72 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0516 N, 82.2895 W, 9.78 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0557 N, 82.2889 W, 10.07 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0566 N, 82.2887 W, 10.12 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0574 N, 82.2886 W, 10.18 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0582 N, 82.2885 W, 10.24 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0590 N, 82.2884 W, 10.30 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0615 N, 82.2880 W, 10.47 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0623 N, 82.2879 W, 10.52 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0632 N, 82.2878 W, 10.58 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0640 N, 82.2877 W, 10.64 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0648 N, 82.2876 W, 10.70 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0656 N, 82.2874 W, 10.75 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0673 N, 82.2872 W, 10.87 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0681 N, 82.2871 W, 10.93 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0689 N, 82.2870 W, 10.98 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0706 N, 82.2867 W, 11.10 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0714 N, 82.2866 W, 11.16 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.0722 N, 82.2865 W, 11.21 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 35.0731 N, 82.2864 W, 11.27 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 35.0739 N, 82.2862 W, 11.33 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 2009.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 4314.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 3124.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.