--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to gspnws: 13.90 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 154.33 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.3507 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3294 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 102.70 feet Distance to packs-ridge: 13.90 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 334.39 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.1496 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1549 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 packs-ridge and gspnws: Free space path loss: 102.78 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 115.71 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 12.93 dB Field strength at gspnws: 50.31 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 87.71 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 107.42 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between gspnws and packs-ridge, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9424 N, 82.2548 W, 4.53 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 34.9431 N, 82.2552 W, 4.58 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL 34.9439 N, 82.2557 W, 4.64 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL 34.9453 N, 82.2565 W, 4.75 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 34.9460 N, 82.2569 W, 4.80 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 34.9467 N, 82.2573 W, 4.86 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.9475 N, 82.2578 W, 4.91 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL 34.9482 N, 82.2582 W, 4.97 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.9489 N, 82.2586 W, 5.02 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 218.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 2657.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 535.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.