--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4egp Site location: 34.8235 North / 82.5882 West (34° 49' 24" N / 82° 35' 17" W) Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.76 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 12.94 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 50.94 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.7254 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 kj4egp: 12.94 miles Azimuth to kj4egp: 231.05 degrees Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.9127 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 kj4egp and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 102.16 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 102.12 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.04 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 63.90 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 419.51 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 513.80 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 5677.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 1354.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.