--==[ 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 n4jwb: 13.84 miles Azimuth to n4jwb: 169.77 degrees Depression angle to n4jwb: -0.3438 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4jwb Site location: 34.8675 North / 82.2831 West (34° 52' 3" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 980.97 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1000.97 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 69.77 feet Distance to packs-ridge: 13.84 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 349.80 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.1435 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 n4jwb: Free space path loss: 102.74 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 107.95 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 5.21 dB Field strength at n4jwb: 58.07 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 214.24 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 262.38 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 5119.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4jwb must be raised to at least 766.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.