--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to w4djw: 18.44 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 51.41 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.1064 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0312 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4djw Site location: 34.9676 North / 82.2924 West (34° 58' 3" N / 82° 17' 32" W) Ground elevation: 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1023.94 feet AMSL Distance to wa4hrk: 18.44 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 231.56 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.1605 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1183 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 wa4hrk and w4djw: Free space path loss: 105.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 144.84 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.61 dB Field strength at w4djw: 21.18 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.06 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.75 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between w4djw and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9618 N, 82.3014 W, 0.65 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9613 N, 82.3021 W, 0.70 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9604 N, 82.3035 W, 0.80 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9595 N, 82.3049 W, 0.90 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9590 N, 82.3056 W, 0.96 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.9417 N, 82.3321 W, 2.88 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9413 N, 82.3328 W, 2.93 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9408 N, 82.3335 W, 2.98 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9404 N, 82.3342 W, 3.03 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9399 N, 82.3349 W, 3.08 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9395 N, 82.3356 W, 3.13 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9390 N, 82.3363 W, 3.18 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9217 N, 82.3629 W, 5.10 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9208 N, 82.3643 W, 5.20 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9204 N, 82.3650 W, 5.25 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 34.9199 N, 82.3657 W, 5.30 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.9167 N, 82.3706 W, 5.66 miles, 1128.61 feet AMSL 34.9163 N, 82.3713 W, 5.71 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 34.9153 N, 82.3727 W, 5.81 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9149 N, 82.3734 W, 5.86 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 34.9144 N, 82.3741 W, 5.91 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9140 N, 82.3748 W, 5.96 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL 34.9135 N, 82.3755 W, 6.01 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9131 N, 82.3762 W, 6.06 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.9062 N, 82.3866 W, 6.82 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.9058 N, 82.3873 W, 6.87 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.8178 N, 82.5219 W, 16.63 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 675.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 8331.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 2450.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.