--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ke4kzs Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W) Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 17.57 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 330.52 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.5754 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 ke4kzs: 17.57 miles Azimuth to ke4kzs: 150.44 degrees Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.8297 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 ke4kzs and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 104.81 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 105.39 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.58 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 60.63 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 287.80 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 352.48 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 4364.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 1105.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.