--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 19.33 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 56.76 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.4196 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4323 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: paris_mountain Site location: 34.9413 North / 82.4107 West (34° 56' 28" N / 82° 24' 38" W) Ground elevation: 2040.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 2046.68 feet AMSL Distance to af4ee: 19.33 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 236.93 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.6993 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.6945 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 af4ee and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 105.64 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 113.84 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 8.19 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 52.18 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 108.83 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 133.28 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between paris_mountain and af4ee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8223 N, 82.6331 W, 15.05 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.8219 N, 82.6338 W, 15.10 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL 34.8215 N, 82.6346 W, 15.15 miles, 1292.65 feet AMSL Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 327.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 7786.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 2299.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.