--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kd4ph Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain: 5.88 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 27.91 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +1.7855 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 kd4ph: 5.88 miles Azimuth to kd4ph: 207.94 degrees Depression angle to kd4ph: -1.8705 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 kd4ph and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 95.30 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 116.66 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.36 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 49.35 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 78.58 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 96.24 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 192.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. 60% of the first Fresnel zone is clear.