--==[ 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 ghstr: 3.21 miles Azimuth to ghstr: 315.41 degrees Depression angle to ghstr: -3.1458 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -2.3531 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ghstr Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W) Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain: 3.21 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 135.39 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +3.0994 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +3.1608 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 ghstr: Free space path loss: 90.06 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 117.53 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 27.47 dB Field strength at ghstr: 48.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 71.14 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 87.13 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ghstr and paris_mountain, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9424 N, 82.4120 W, 3.11 miles, 2024.28 feet AMSL 34.9419 N, 82.4114 W, 3.16 miles, 2047.24 feet AMSL Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 1006.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 3646.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 2590.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.