--==[ 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 ke4kzs: 25.97 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 176.86 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.2510 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1098 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 25.97 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 356.88 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1248 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0887 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 ke4kzs: Free space path loss: 108.21 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 160.02 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 51.82 dB Field strength at ke4kzs: 5.99 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.53 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.65 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ke4kzs and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7486 N, 82.2600 W, 1.97 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7569 N, 82.2605 W, 2.55 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.7586 N, 82.2606 W, 2.66 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7594 N, 82.2607 W, 2.72 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL 34.7602 N, 82.2607 W, 2.78 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7977 N, 82.2632 W, 5.37 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.7993 N, 82.2633 W, 5.48 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8085 N, 82.2640 W, 6.12 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL 34.8093 N, 82.2640 W, 6.17 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL 34.8101 N, 82.2641 W, 6.23 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.8126 N, 82.2642 W, 6.40 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8134 N, 82.2643 W, 6.46 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL 34.8143 N, 82.2643 W, 6.52 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8151 N, 82.2644 W, 6.58 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL 34.8159 N, 82.2645 W, 6.63 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8176 N, 82.2646 W, 6.75 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8193 N, 82.2647 W, 6.86 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8201 N, 82.2647 W, 6.92 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8866 N, 82.2692 W, 11.53 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL 34.8875 N, 82.2692 W, 11.58 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8883 N, 82.2693 W, 11.64 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8891 N, 82.2693 W, 11.70 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 34.8899 N, 82.2694 W, 11.76 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9207 N, 82.2714 W, 13.88 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9215 N, 82.2715 W, 13.94 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9240 N, 82.2717 W, 14.11 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 34.9257 N, 82.2718 W, 14.23 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9315 N, 82.2722 W, 14.63 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9324 N, 82.2722 W, 14.69 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9357 N, 82.2724 W, 14.92 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9415 N, 82.2728 W, 15.32 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9423 N, 82.2729 W, 15.38 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9432 N, 82.2729 W, 15.44 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9448 N, 82.2730 W, 15.55 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.2731 W, 15.61 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 34.9465 N, 82.2732 W, 15.67 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.9473 N, 82.2732 W, 15.73 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9481 N, 82.2733 W, 15.78 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9490 N, 82.2733 W, 15.84 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0496 N, 82.2801 W, 22.80 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0554 N, 82.2804 W, 23.21 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0562 N, 82.2805 W, 23.26 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0571 N, 82.2806 W, 23.32 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0579 N, 82.2806 W, 23.38 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0587 N, 82.2807 W, 23.44 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0596 N, 82.2807 W, 23.49 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0654 N, 82.2811 W, 23.90 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0671 N, 82.2812 W, 24.01 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0679 N, 82.2813 W, 24.07 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0687 N, 82.2813 W, 24.13 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0695 N, 82.2814 W, 24.18 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0720 N, 82.2816 W, 24.36 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0729 N, 82.2816 W, 24.41 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0737 N, 82.2817 W, 24.47 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0745 N, 82.2817 W, 24.53 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0754 N, 82.2818 W, 24.59 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.0762 N, 82.2818 W, 24.64 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 2845.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 9949.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 6323.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.