--==[ 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 n4mmw: 13.57 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 186.39 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.1664 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0101 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.02 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 13.57 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 6.37 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0300 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.0126 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 n4mmw: Free space path loss: 102.57 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 146.62 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.05 dB Field strength at n4mmw: 19.39 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.50 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.06 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4mmw and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9021 N, 82.3095 W, 0.14 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9029 N, 82.3094 W, 0.20 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9038 N, 82.3093 W, 0.26 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9071 N, 82.3088 W, 0.48 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9401 N, 82.3043 W, 2.78 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9409 N, 82.3042 W, 2.84 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9434 N, 82.3039 W, 3.01 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9442 N, 82.3038 W, 3.07 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9459 N, 82.3035 W, 3.18 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9467 N, 82.3034 W, 3.24 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9475 N, 82.3033 W, 3.30 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 35.0194 N, 82.2935 W, 8.29 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 35.0210 N, 82.2933 W, 8.41 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 35.0218 N, 82.2932 W, 8.46 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 35.0491 N, 82.2894 W, 10.36 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 35.0499 N, 82.2893 W, 10.42 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 35.0516 N, 82.2891 W, 10.53 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0557 N, 82.2885 W, 10.82 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.0565 N, 82.2884 W, 10.88 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0573 N, 82.2883 W, 10.93 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0582 N, 82.2882 W, 10.99 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0590 N, 82.2881 W, 11.05 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0606 N, 82.2879 W, 11.16 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0615 N, 82.2877 W, 11.22 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL 35.0639 N, 82.2874 W, 11.39 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0648 N, 82.2873 W, 11.45 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0656 N, 82.2872 W, 11.51 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL 35.0672 N, 82.2870 W, 11.62 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL 35.0681 N, 82.2868 W, 11.68 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0689 N, 82.2867 W, 11.74 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0706 N, 82.2865 W, 11.85 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0714 N, 82.2864 W, 11.91 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.0722 N, 82.2863 W, 11.97 miles, 1217.19 feet AMSL 35.0730 N, 82.2862 W, 12.02 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 35.0739 N, 82.2861 W, 12.08 miles, 1272.97 feet AMSL Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 2152.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 4594.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 3336.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.