--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -59.10 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 5.80 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 209.33 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +2.0244 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.0773 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 1113.51 feet Distance to af4nq: 5.80 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 29.30 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -2.1082 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 af4nq and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 95.18 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 104.78 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.60 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 61.24 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 308.60 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 377.96 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between paris_mountain_100 and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0111 N, 82.3630 W, 5.52 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 129.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 2171.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 1354.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.