--==[ 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 n4mmw: 11.06 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 151.05 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.1766 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.5011 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.02 feet Distance to wd4dyh: 11.06 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 331.10 degrees Elevation angle to wd4dyh: +0.0165 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6206 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 n4mmw: Free space path loss: 100.79 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 145.10 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.30 dB Field strength at n4mmw: 20.92 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.98 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.65 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between n4mmw and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9013 N, 82.3106 W, 0.10 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9027 N, 82.3115 W, 0.21 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL 34.9034 N, 82.3120 W, 0.26 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL 34.9041 N, 82.3124 W, 0.31 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL 34.9048 N, 82.3129 W, 0.37 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9068 N, 82.3143 W, 0.53 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL 34.9290 N, 82.3292 W, 2.28 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL 34.9297 N, 82.3297 W, 2.33 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL 34.9324 N, 82.3315 W, 2.55 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL 34.9331 N, 82.3320 W, 2.61 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9366 N, 82.3343 W, 2.88 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 34.9808 N, 82.3641 W, 6.37 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0050 N, 82.3804 W, 8.28 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0057 N, 82.3809 W, 8.33 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 35.0119 N, 82.3851 W, 8.82 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL 35.0126 N, 82.3856 W, 8.88 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0133 N, 82.3860 W, 8.93 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.0139 N, 82.3865 W, 8.99 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0146 N, 82.3870 W, 9.04 miles, 1164.70 feet AMSL 35.0153 N, 82.3874 W, 9.10 miles, 1167.98 feet AMSL 35.0160 N, 82.3879 W, 9.15 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL 35.0181 N, 82.3893 W, 9.31 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0209 N, 82.3912 W, 9.53 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0222 N, 82.3921 W, 9.64 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 35.0229 N, 82.3926 W, 9.70 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL 35.0236 N, 82.3930 W, 9.75 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 35.0250 N, 82.3940 W, 9.86 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0257 N, 82.3944 W, 9.91 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL 35.0347 N, 82.4005 W, 10.62 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0354 N, 82.4010 W, 10.68 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL 35.0360 N, 82.4014 W, 10.73 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 4179.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 7849.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 6330.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.