--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wb4fee Site location: 34.8079 North / 82.2632 West (34° 48' 28" N / 82° 15' 47" W) Ground elevation: 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 925.51 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 32.41 feet Distance to jonesgap: 28.10 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 321.37 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0099 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0994 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet Distance to wb4fee: 28.10 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 141.20 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -0.3968 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +14.0313 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 wb4fee and jonesgap: Free space path loss: 108.89 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 213.89 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 105.00 dB Field strength at jonesgap: -47.87 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Troposcatter Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and wb4fee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1243 N, 82.5726 W, 0.09 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL 35.1237 N, 82.5720 W, 0.14 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 35.1231 N, 82.5714 W, 0.20 miles, 1610.89 feet AMSL 35.1225 N, 82.5708 W, 0.25 miles, 1666.67 feet AMSL 35.1219 N, 82.5703 W, 0.30 miles, 1856.96 feet AMSL 35.1213 N, 82.5697 W, 0.35 miles, 1856.96 feet AMSL 35.1207 N, 82.5691 W, 0.41 miles, 2037.40 feet AMSL 35.1201 N, 82.5685 W, 0.46 miles, 2135.83 feet AMSL 35.1195 N, 82.5679 W, 0.51 miles, 2401.57 feet AMSL 34.9516 N, 82.4033 W, 15.39 miles, 1551.84 feet AMSL 34.9462 N, 82.3981 W, 15.86 miles, 1571.52 feet AMSL 34.9450 N, 82.3969 W, 15.97 miles, 1637.14 feet AMSL 34.8151 N, 82.2702 W, 27.47 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 34.8139 N, 82.2690 W, 27.58 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1753.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 13584.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 7082.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.