--==[ 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 Distance to kj4gjg: 7.60 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 58.06 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.0737 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +3.2053 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gjg Site location: 35.0983 North / 82.2901 West (35° 5' 53" N / 82° 17' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Distance to wd4dyh: 7.60 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 238.13 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0363 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.0444 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 kj4gjg: Free space path loss: 97.54 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 140.77 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 43.23 dB Field strength at kj4gjg: 25.25 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.90 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.00 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gjg and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0977 N, 82.2914 W, 0.08 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0973 N, 82.2921 W, 0.13 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0879 N, 82.3107 W, 1.37 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 35.0875 N, 82.3114 W, 1.42 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0845 N, 82.3174 W, 1.81 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0470 N, 82.3909 W, 6.71 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL 35.0466 N, 82.3916 W, 6.76 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 35.0463 N, 82.3924 W, 6.81 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0436 N, 82.3976 W, 7.16 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 35.0432 N, 82.3983 W, 7.21 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0425 N, 82.3998 W, 7.30 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL 35.0421 N, 82.4005 W, 7.35 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 35.0406 N, 82.4035 W, 7.55 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 4056.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 10470.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 7905.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.