--==[ 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 kj4ght: 27.24 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 241.95 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.1331 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0763 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.32 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 27.24 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 61.70 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.2612 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6910 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 kj4ght: Free space path loss: 108.62 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 159.67 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 51.05 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 6.35 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.68 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9098 N, 82.7059 W, 0.10 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9102 N, 82.7051 W, 0.15 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9105 N, 82.7044 W, 0.19 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.9108 N, 82.7036 W, 0.24 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9162 N, 82.6914 W, 1.03 miles, 1240.16 feet AMSL 34.9283 N, 82.6640 W, 2.79 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9286 N, 82.6632 W, 2.84 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 34.9290 N, 82.6625 W, 2.89 miles, 1253.28 feet AMSL 34.9327 N, 82.6541 W, 3.43 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 34.9330 N, 82.6533 W, 3.48 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL 34.9333 N, 82.6526 W, 3.53 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 34.9337 N, 82.6518 W, 3.58 miles, 1309.06 feet AMSL 34.9340 N, 82.6510 W, 3.62 miles, 1381.23 feet AMSL 34.9344 N, 82.6503 W, 3.67 miles, 1466.54 feet AMSL 34.9347 N, 82.6495 W, 3.72 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9350 N, 82.6488 W, 3.77 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9354 N, 82.6480 W, 3.82 miles, 1653.54 feet AMSL 34.9357 N, 82.6472 W, 3.87 miles, 1696.19 feet AMSL 35.0319 N, 82.4283 W, 17.93 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 35.0322 N, 82.4276 W, 17.98 miles, 1246.72 feet AMSL 35.0339 N, 82.4237 W, 18.23 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 35.0342 N, 82.4230 W, 18.28 miles, 1286.09 feet AMSL 35.0800 N, 82.3183 W, 24.99 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.0803 N, 82.3175 W, 25.04 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0806 N, 82.3168 W, 25.09 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0810 N, 82.3160 W, 25.13 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0880 N, 82.2999 W, 26.16 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 1819.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 7691.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 5330.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.