--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4ctd Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W) Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 11.93 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 226.00 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.7871 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 1019.51 feet Distance to kj4ctd: 11.93 miles Azimuth to kj4ctd: 45.92 degrees Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.9597 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 kj4ctd and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 101.45 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 101.42 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.03 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 64.60 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 454.33 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 556.43 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 5910.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 1955.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.