--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain_100: 13.53 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 262.65 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.9135 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 kf4nxs: 13.53 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 82.51 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -1.1093 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 kf4nxs and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 102.55 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 102.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.14 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 63.33 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 392.70 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 480.95 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 4936.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 1301.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.