--==[ 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 aj4ik: 16.22 miles Azimuth to aj4ik: 143.12 degrees Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.9291 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.9206 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: aj4ik Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W) Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 16.22 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 323.21 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.6945 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.7717 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 aj4ik: Free space path loss: 104.12 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 114.15 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 10.04 dB Field strength at aj4ik: 51.86 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 104.91 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 128.48 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between aj4ik and paris_mountain, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7610 N, 82.2461 W, 0.65 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL 34.7616 N, 82.2467 W, 0.70 miles, 895.67 feet AMSL 34.7659 N, 82.2506 W, 1.07 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 41.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 4794.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 164.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.