--==[ 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 Distance to kj4bkn: 19.91 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 22.43 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.1030 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0412 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to wa4bvw: 19.91 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 202.51 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1852 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1771 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 kj4bkn: Free space path loss: 105.90 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 144.74 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 38.84 dB Field strength at kj4bkn: 21.28 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.10 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.80 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4bkn and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.3585 N, 82.1499 W, 0.23 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL 35.3578 N, 82.1502 W, 0.29 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.3548 N, 82.1517 W, 0.51 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.3109 N, 82.1740 W, 3.79 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 35.3102 N, 82.1744 W, 3.84 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.3094 N, 82.1748 W, 3.90 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 35.3013 N, 82.1789 W, 4.51 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.3005 N, 82.1793 W, 4.57 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.2998 N, 82.1797 W, 4.62 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 35.2961 N, 82.1816 W, 4.90 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 35.2946 N, 82.1823 W, 5.01 miles, 1309.06 feet AMSL 35.2938 N, 82.1827 W, 5.07 miles, 1309.06 feet AMSL 35.2931 N, 82.1831 W, 5.12 miles, 1433.73 feet AMSL 35.2924 N, 82.1834 W, 5.18 miles, 1555.12 feet AMSL 35.2916 N, 82.1838 W, 5.23 miles, 1591.21 feet AMSL 35.2604 N, 82.1996 W, 7.57 miles, 1564.96 feet AMSL 35.2596 N, 82.2000 W, 7.62 miles, 1564.96 feet AMSL 35.2589 N, 82.2004 W, 7.68 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 35.1749 N, 82.2429 W, 13.96 miles, 1341.86 feet AMSL 35.1741 N, 82.2433 W, 14.02 miles, 1404.20 feet AMSL 35.1697 N, 82.2456 W, 14.35 miles, 1387.80 feet AMSL 35.1273 N, 82.2670 W, 17.52 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL 35.1266 N, 82.2674 W, 17.58 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 1407.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 10100.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4bkn must be raised to at least 4529.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.