--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 12.77 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 43.31 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.8243 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.1115 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 ke4hgx: 12.77 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 223.39 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -1.0090 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.9967 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 ke4hgx and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 102.04 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 109.13 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 7.09 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 56.89 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 187.15 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 229.21 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between paris_mountain and ke4hgx, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8146 N, 82.5565 W, 12.04 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL 34.8130 N, 82.5584 W, 12.20 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 344.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 4649.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 2210.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.