--==[ 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 ka5wll: 10.40 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 149.05 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.1540 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.5110 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 10.40 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 329.10 degrees Elevation angle to wd4dyh: +0.0035 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0357 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 100.26 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 139.58 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.32 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 26.44 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.62 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.88 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ka5wll and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9292 N, 82.3231 W, 1.46 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9299 N, 82.3236 W, 1.51 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9353 N, 82.3275 W, 1.95 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL 34.9359 N, 82.3280 W, 2.00 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL 34.9938 N, 82.3703 W, 6.66 miles, 1059.71 feet AMSL 34.9951 N, 82.3713 W, 6.77 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL 34.9958 N, 82.3717 W, 6.82 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.0059 N, 82.3791 W, 7.64 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 35.0066 N, 82.3796 W, 7.69 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0072 N, 82.3801 W, 7.74 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0133 N, 82.3845 W, 8.23 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0140 N, 82.3850 W, 8.29 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0146 N, 82.3855 W, 8.34 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0153 N, 82.3860 W, 8.39 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0160 N, 82.3865 W, 8.45 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0167 N, 82.3870 W, 8.50 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 35.0173 N, 82.3875 W, 8.56 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0180 N, 82.3880 W, 8.61 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 35.0187 N, 82.3885 W, 8.67 miles, 1204.07 feet AMSL 35.0247 N, 82.3929 W, 9.15 miles, 1184.38 feet AMSL 35.0254 N, 82.3934 W, 9.21 miles, 1194.23 feet AMSL 35.0261 N, 82.3939 W, 9.26 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0267 N, 82.3944 W, 9.32 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0355 N, 82.4008 W, 10.02 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0362 N, 82.4013 W, 10.07 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 3933.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 7868.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 5961.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.