--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==--

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Transmitter site: kb4rdv
Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W)
Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet
Distance to paris_mountain: 8.68 miles
Azimuth to paris_mountain: 332.89 degrees
Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +1.2973 degrees

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Receiver site: paris_mountain
Site location: 34.9413 North / 82.4107 West (34° 56' 28" N / 82° 24' 38" W)
Ground elevation: 2040.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 2046.68 feet AMSL
Distance to kb4rdv: 8.68 miles
Azimuth to kb4rdv: 152.85 degrees
Depression angle to kb4rdv: -1.4230 degrees

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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

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Summary for the link between kb4rdv and paris_mountain:

Free space path loss: 98.69 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 98.62 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.07 dB
Field strength at paris_mountain: 67.39 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 627.06 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 767.99 uV
Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode

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No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 1114.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 347.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.