--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: paris_mountain Site location: 34.9413 North / 82.4107 West (34° 56' 28" N / 82° 24' 38" W) Ground elevation: 2040.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 2046.68 feet AMSL Distance to ac4q: 16.15 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 147.34 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -0.8923 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 16.15 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 327.43 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.6586 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 paris_mountain and ac4q: Free space path loss: 104.08 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 105.29 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 1.21 dB Field strength at ac4q: 60.72 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 290.94 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 356.32 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 4765.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 118.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.