--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: gspnws_55 Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 117.70 feet Distance to packs-ridge: 13.90 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 334.39 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.1379 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1579 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to gspnws_55: 13.90 miles Azimuth to gspnws_55: 154.33 degrees Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.3390 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3294 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 gspnws_55 and packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 102.78 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 112.68 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.90 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 53.34 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 124.38 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 152.34 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between packs-ridge and gspnws_55, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9517 N, 82.2602 W, 8.66 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL 34.9509 N, 82.2598 W, 8.72 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9502 N, 82.2594 W, 8.77 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL 34.9495 N, 82.2590 W, 8.83 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9488 N, 82.2585 W, 8.88 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 295.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1764.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 857.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.