--==[ 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 gspnws: 11.51 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 110.32 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -1.0781 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain: 11.51 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 290.43 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.9115 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 gspnws: Free space path loss: 101.14 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 101.08 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.06 dB Field strength at gspnws: 64.94 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 472.80 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 579.05 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 3335.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. 60% of the first Fresnel zone is clear.