--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 16.15 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 327.43 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.7218 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: paris_mountain_100 Site location: 34.9413 North / 82.4107 West (34° 56' 28" N / 82° 24' 38" W) Ground elevation: 2040.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 100.00 feet AGL / 2140.68 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 16.15 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 147.34 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.9555 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 ac4q and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 104.08 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 105.02 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.94 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 61.00 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 300.22 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 367.69 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 9057.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 4025.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.