--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain_100: 6.09 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 290.13 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +1.9947 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 ka5wll: 6.09 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 110.07 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -2.0827 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 ka5wll and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 95.60 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 95.50 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.11 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 70.52 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 898.69 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1100.67 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 2485.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 405.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.