--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Distance to gspnws: 5.20 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 102.84 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.0028 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to n4mmw: 5.20 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 282.89 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.0725 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 n4mmw and gspnws: Free space path loss: 94.24 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 109.62 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.38 dB Field strength at gspnws: 56.40 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 176.81 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 216.55 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 1967.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 727.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.