--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ghssimpsonville Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 17.84 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 328.96 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.6061 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 ghssimpsonville: 17.84 miles Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 148.86 degrees Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.8642 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 ghssimpsonville and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 104.94 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 105.30 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.35 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 60.72 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 290.82 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 356.18 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 5744.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 456.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.