--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 7.38 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 10.40 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +1.5643 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 kg4fqg: 7.38 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 190.42 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -1.6710 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 kg4fqg and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 97.28 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 97.19 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.09 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 68.83 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 739.41 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 905.59 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 2249.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 616.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.