--==[ 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 w4djw: 6.98 miles Azimuth to w4djw: 163.94 degrees Depression angle to w4djw: -0.4982 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4djw Site location: 34.9676 North / 82.2924 West (34° 58' 3" N / 82° 17' 32" W) Ground elevation: 1003.94 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1023.94 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 36.38 feet Distance to packs-ridge: 6.98 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 343.96 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.3972 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 w4djw: Free space path loss: 96.79 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 96.69 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.10 dB Field strength at w4djw: 69.33 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 783.73 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 959.87 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 1460.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4djw must be raised to at least 46.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.