--==[ 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 k4jf: 13.97 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 152.72 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -0.1826 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.4930 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 31.02 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 13.97 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 332.78 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0195 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0172 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 102.82 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 158.06 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 55.24 dB Field strength at k4jf: 7.96 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.67 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.82 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4jf and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8631 N, 82.2929 W, 0.20 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL 34.8659 N, 82.2947 W, 0.42 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL 34.8666 N, 82.2952 W, 0.48 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8949 N, 82.3129 W, 2.67 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.8956 N, 82.3133 W, 2.73 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.9005 N, 82.3164 W, 3.11 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 34.9026 N, 82.3177 W, 3.27 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9033 N, 82.3182 W, 3.33 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9040 N, 82.3186 W, 3.38 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9372 N, 82.3394 W, 5.96 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9393 N, 82.3408 W, 6.13 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9407 N, 82.3417 W, 6.24 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9414 N, 82.3421 W, 6.29 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9421 N, 82.3425 W, 6.35 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9428 N, 82.3430 W, 6.40 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9802 N, 82.3665 W, 9.31 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9809 N, 82.3669 W, 9.36 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0106 N, 82.3856 W, 11.67 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 35.0113 N, 82.3860 W, 11.72 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 35.0120 N, 82.3865 W, 11.77 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0127 N, 82.3869 W, 11.83 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0134 N, 82.3874 W, 11.88 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0141 N, 82.3878 W, 11.94 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0148 N, 82.3882 W, 11.99 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0155 N, 82.3887 W, 12.05 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0162 N, 82.3891 W, 12.10 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0204 N, 82.3918 W, 12.43 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0211 N, 82.3922 W, 12.49 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0219 N, 82.3927 W, 12.54 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0226 N, 82.3931 W, 12.60 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 35.0240 N, 82.3940 W, 12.71 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0247 N, 82.3945 W, 12.76 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0353 N, 82.4011 W, 13.58 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0360 N, 82.4016 W, 13.64 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 5252.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 9889.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 7971.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.