--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: clt14535 Site location: 35.3622 North / 81.1550 West (35° 21' 43" N / 81° 9' 18" W) Ground elevation: 800.52 feet AMSL Antenna height: 1300.00 feet AGL / 2100.52 feet AMSL Distance to packs-ridge: 69.26 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 253.07 degrees Depression angle to packs-ridge: -0.6247 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.6213 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Distance to clt14535: 69.26 miles Azimuth to clt14535: 72.39 degrees Depression angle to clt14535: -0.3776 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.1816 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 clt14535 and packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 116.73 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 157.20 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 40.48 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 8.81 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.74 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.90 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and clt14535, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0647 N, 82.3261 W, 0.02 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL 35.0649 N, 82.3253 W, 0.07 miles, 1322.18 feet AMSL 35.0656 N, 82.3229 W, 0.21 miles, 1338.58 feet AMSL 35.1316 N, 82.0676 W, 15.35 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 35.1318 N, 82.0668 W, 15.39 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL 35.1320 N, 82.0660 W, 15.44 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL 35.1341 N, 82.0579 W, 15.92 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.1347 N, 82.0555 W, 16.06 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.1349 N, 82.0547 W, 16.11 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.1521 N, 81.9878 W, 20.07 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL 35.1523 N, 81.9870 W, 20.12 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.1525 N, 81.9862 W, 20.17 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.1541 N, 81.9797 W, 20.55 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 35.1543 N, 81.9789 W, 20.60 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 35.1545 N, 81.9781 W, 20.65 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 35.1554 N, 81.9749 W, 20.84 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL 35.1694 N, 81.9200 W, 24.08 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL 35.1702 N, 81.9168 W, 24.28 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 182.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1744.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1035.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.