--==[ 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 af4ee: 19.33 miles Azimuth to af4ee: 236.93 degrees Depression angle to af4ee: -0.6993 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.6945 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4ee Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W) Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 19.33 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 56.76 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.4196 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4323 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 af4ee: Free space path loss: 105.64 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 114.40 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 8.76 dB Field strength at af4ee: 51.62 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 102.00 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 124.93 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4ee and paris_mountain, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8209 N, 82.6356 W, 4.11 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL 34.8213 N, 82.6348 W, 4.16 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 114.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 548.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4ee must be raised to at least 374.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.