--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain: 16.95 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 82.38 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.4060 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.3375 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 kj4ght: 16.95 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 262.55 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.6513 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.6187 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 kj4ght and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 104.50 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 119.16 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 14.66 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 46.86 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 58.95 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 72.19 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between paris_mountain and kj4ght, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9198 N, 82.6097 W, 11.37 miles, 1482.94 feet AMSL 34.9097 N, 82.7024 W, 16.67 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 34.9096 N, 82.7032 W, 16.72 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 1462.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 7976.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 5371.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.