--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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_100: 8.68 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 332.89 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +1.4148 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 kb4rdv: 8.68 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 152.85 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -1.5405 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 kb4rdv and paris_mountain_100: 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_100: 67.40 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 627.16 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 768.11 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 1114.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 347.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.