--==[ 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 w4jto: 16.68 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 226.89 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -0.2525 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: w4jto Site location: 34.8994 North / 82.5414 West (34° 53' 57" N / 82° 32' 28" W) Ground elevation: 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1109.24 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 71.10 feet Distance to packs-ridge: 16.68 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 46.76 degrees Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0110 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 w4jto: Free space path loss: 104.36 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 113.00 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 8.64 dB Field strength at w4jto: 53.01 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 119.75 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 146.67 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 5905.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 748.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.