--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 18.03 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 199.83 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.1443 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.1686 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 18.03 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 19.77 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.1167 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0927 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 kj4gtu: Free space path loss: 105.04 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.89 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.85 dB Field strength at kj4gtu: 25.13 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.83 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.92 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gtu and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8825 N, 82.3767 W, 2.40 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8840 N, 82.3760 W, 2.51 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.8848 N, 82.3757 W, 2.57 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.8855 N, 82.3753 W, 2.62 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.8863 N, 82.3750 W, 2.68 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8870 N, 82.3747 W, 2.73 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.8878 N, 82.3743 W, 2.79 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8886 N, 82.3740 W, 2.85 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.8932 N, 82.3720 W, 3.18 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8939 N, 82.3717 W, 3.24 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL 34.8954 N, 82.3710 W, 3.35 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 34.8962 N, 82.3707 W, 3.41 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0427 N, 82.3063 W, 14.16 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.0511 N, 82.3026 W, 14.78 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 35.0518 N, 82.3023 W, 14.84 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0572 N, 82.2999 W, 15.23 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0579 N, 82.2996 W, 15.29 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0587 N, 82.2992 W, 15.34 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0595 N, 82.2989 W, 15.40 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0602 N, 82.2986 W, 15.45 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0610 N, 82.2982 W, 15.51 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0618 N, 82.2979 W, 15.57 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0625 N, 82.2976 W, 15.62 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0633 N, 82.2972 W, 15.68 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0717 N, 82.2935 W, 16.29 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0724 N, 82.2932 W, 16.35 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 35.0732 N, 82.2929 W, 16.41 miles, 1243.44 feet AMSL 35.0892 N, 82.2858 W, 17.58 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 2354.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 7564.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 5419.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.