--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 17.21 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 332.55 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.6424 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 kj4gtq: 17.21 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 152.47 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.8915 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 kj4gtq and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 104.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 105.65 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 1.02 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 60.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 279.20 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 341.94 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 6528.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 2025.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.