--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 3.24 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 229.17 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.8197 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.1759 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Distance to wa4bvw: 3.24 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 49.15 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.8666 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0389 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 90.13 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 109.63 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.50 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 56.39 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 176.67 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 216.37 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0650 N, 82.3260 W, 0.04 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 35.0669 N, 82.3233 W, 0.24 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL 35.0785 N, 82.3069 W, 1.46 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 35.0833 N, 82.3001 W, 1.97 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL 35.0843 N, 82.2988 W, 2.07 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 113.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 564.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 384.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.