--==[ 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_100: 19.33 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 56.76 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.4724 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5040 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 af4ee: 19.33 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 236.93 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.7521 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.7180 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_100: Free space path loss: 105.64 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 114.25 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 8.61 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 51.76 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 103.70 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 127.01 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between paris_mountain_100 and af4ee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 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_100 must be raised to at least 327.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 7786.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 2299.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.