--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4bkn Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W) Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain_100: 32.60 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 207.12 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.0986 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1338 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 1113.51 feet Distance to kj4bkn: 32.60 miles Azimuth to kj4bkn: 26.97 degrees Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.5705 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.5695 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 kj4bkn and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 110.18 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 141.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 31.72 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 24.11 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.30 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.26 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between paris_mountain_100 and kj4bkn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1461 N, 82.2833 W, 15.88 miles, 1476.38 feet AMSL 35.1468 N, 82.2828 W, 15.93 miles, 1545.28 feet AMSL 35.1560 N, 82.2771 W, 16.65 miles, 1555.12 feet AMSL 35.1567 N, 82.2766 W, 16.70 miles, 1666.67 feet AMSL 35.1574 N, 82.2762 W, 16.76 miles, 1669.95 feet AMSL 35.1645 N, 82.2718 W, 17.30 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.1652 N, 82.2713 W, 17.36 miles, 1843.83 feet AMSL 35.1659 N, 82.2709 W, 17.41 miles, 1991.47 feet AMSL 35.2740 N, 82.2032 W, 25.80 miles, 1482.94 feet AMSL 35.2754 N, 82.2024 W, 25.91 miles, 1479.66 feet AMSL 35.2761 N, 82.2019 W, 25.97 miles, 1489.50 feet AMSL 35.2768 N, 82.2015 W, 26.02 miles, 1551.84 feet AMSL 35.2860 N, 82.1957 W, 26.74 miles, 1541.99 feet AMSL 35.2867 N, 82.1953 W, 26.79 miles, 1656.82 feet AMSL 35.2874 N, 82.1948 W, 26.85 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL 35.2881 N, 82.1944 W, 26.90 miles, 1781.50 feet AMSL 35.2888 N, 82.1939 W, 26.96 miles, 1860.24 feet AMSL 35.2895 N, 82.1935 W, 27.01 miles, 1860.24 feet AMSL 35.2902 N, 82.1931 W, 27.07 miles, 1879.92 feet AMSL 35.2910 N, 82.1926 W, 27.12 miles, 1883.20 feet AMSL 35.2917 N, 82.1922 W, 27.18 miles, 1991.47 feet AMSL 35.2931 N, 82.1913 W, 27.29 miles, 2024.28 feet AMSL Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 5136.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 16055.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 7497.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.