--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wd4dyh Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W) Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -105.02 feet Distance to gspnws: 15.03 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 136.08 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.1678 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.5802 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 102.70 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 15.03 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 316.19 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0498 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0038 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 wd4dyh and gspnws: Free space path loss: 103.46 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 152.30 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 48.84 dB Field strength at gspnws: 13.72 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.30 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.59 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9251 N, 82.2691 W, 4.00 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9326 N, 82.2780 W, 4.72 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9332 N, 82.2786 W, 4.77 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL 34.9337 N, 82.2792 W, 4.82 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9461 N, 82.2938 W, 6.02 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9483 N, 82.2964 W, 6.22 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9516 N, 82.3002 W, 6.53 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL 34.9683 N, 82.3198 W, 8.14 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9851 N, 82.3395 W, 9.75 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL 34.9872 N, 82.3420 W, 9.95 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL 34.9878 N, 82.3427 W, 10.01 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9883 N, 82.3433 W, 10.06 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.9889 N, 82.3439 W, 10.11 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9894 N, 82.3446 W, 10.16 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0148 N, 82.3744 W, 12.60 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0153 N, 82.3750 W, 12.65 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0159 N, 82.3757 W, 12.70 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0164 N, 82.3763 W, 12.75 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0170 N, 82.3769 W, 12.80 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 35.0218 N, 82.3826 W, 13.27 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL 35.0256 N, 82.3871 W, 13.63 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0261 N, 82.3877 W, 13.69 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0267 N, 82.3884 W, 13.74 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0272 N, 82.3890 W, 13.79 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0278 N, 82.3896 W, 13.84 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL 35.0364 N, 82.3998 W, 14.67 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0370 N, 82.4004 W, 14.72 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 3903.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 9603.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 6917.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.