--==[ 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 ke4hgx: 25.54 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 218.82 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -0.2239 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3737 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 25.54 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 38.66 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1458 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5142 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 ke4hgx: Free space path loss: 108.06 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 165.52 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 57.45 dB Field strength at ke4hgx: 0.50 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.28 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.35 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4hgx and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8124 N, 82.5600 W, 0.48 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.8130 N, 82.5594 W, 0.54 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8136 N, 82.5588 W, 0.59 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL 34.8142 N, 82.5583 W, 0.64 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8196 N, 82.5530 W, 1.12 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8214 N, 82.5513 W, 1.28 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8226 N, 82.5501 W, 1.38 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.8256 N, 82.5472 W, 1.64 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8261 N, 82.5466 W, 1.70 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8273 N, 82.5455 W, 1.80 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8279 N, 82.5449 W, 1.86 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.8315 N, 82.5414 W, 2.17 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.8327 N, 82.5402 W, 2.28 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8333 N, 82.5397 W, 2.33 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8357 N, 82.5373 W, 2.54 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.8941 N, 82.4803 W, 7.71 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.8947 N, 82.4798 W, 7.76 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9030 N, 82.4716 W, 8.50 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9042 N, 82.4704 W, 8.61 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9096 N, 82.4652 W, 9.08 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9114 N, 82.4635 W, 9.24 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9120 N, 82.4629 W, 9.29 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.9304 N, 82.4448 W, 10.93 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9310 N, 82.4442 W, 10.98 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9352 N, 82.4402 W, 11.35 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9364 N, 82.4390 W, 11.46 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9370 N, 82.4384 W, 11.51 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9388 N, 82.4367 W, 11.67 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9394 N, 82.4361 W, 11.72 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 34.9400 N, 82.4355 W, 11.77 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.9406 N, 82.4349 W, 11.83 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.9412 N, 82.4343 W, 11.88 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 34.9417 N, 82.4337 W, 11.93 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 34.9423 N, 82.4332 W, 11.98 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 34.9435 N, 82.4320 W, 12.09 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9447 N, 82.4308 W, 12.20 miles, 1299.21 feet AMSL 34.9453 N, 82.4302 W, 12.25 miles, 1332.02 feet AMSL 34.9465 N, 82.4291 W, 12.35 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 35.0608 N, 82.3170 W, 22.48 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0638 N, 82.3141 W, 22.75 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL 35.0644 N, 82.3135 W, 22.80 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 35.0656 N, 82.3124 W, 22.91 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0674 N, 82.3106 W, 23.06 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0680 N, 82.3100 W, 23.12 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 35.0691 N, 82.3088 W, 23.22 miles, 1299.21 feet AMSL 35.0697 N, 82.3083 W, 23.27 miles, 1299.21 feet AMSL 35.0804 N, 82.2977 W, 24.22 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 35.0810 N, 82.2972 W, 24.28 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 35.0816 N, 82.2966 W, 24.33 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 4180.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 11782.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 6737.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.