--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 16.22 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 323.21 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.7574 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.7717 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 aj4ik: 16.22 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 143.12 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.9920 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.9887 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 aj4ik and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 104.12 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 115.54 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.42 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 50.48 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 89.45 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 109.55 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between paris_mountain_100 and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7677 N, 82.2522 W, 14.99 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL 34.7671 N, 82.2516 W, 15.05 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7665 N, 82.2511 W, 15.10 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7658 N, 82.2505 W, 15.15 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.7615 N, 82.2466 W, 15.52 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 417.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 8091.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 2803.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.