--==[ 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 Antenna height above average terrain: 1019.51 feet Distance to caesars_head: 16.28 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 316.75 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.7343 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: caesars_head Site location: 35.1128 North / 82.6081 West (35° 6' 45" N / 82° 36' 28" W) Ground elevation: 3024.93 feet AMSL Antenna height: 300.00 feet AGL / 3324.93 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1317.04 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 16.28 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 136.64 degrees Depression angle to paris_mountain: -0.9699 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 caesars_head: Free space path loss: 104.15 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 104.11 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.04 dB Field strength at caesars_head: 61.91 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 333.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 408.52 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 12806.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 7435.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.