--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 6.42 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 349.98 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +1.6595 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 kj4gtu: 6.42 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 169.97 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -1.7524 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 kj4gtu and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 96.07 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 95.96 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.11 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 70.06 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 852.30 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1043.85 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 542.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. 60% of the first Fresnel zone is clear.