--==[ 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 hnd14527: 36.02 miles Azimuth to hnd14527: 4.84 degrees Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.4411 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: hnd14527 Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W) Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 36.02 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 184.87 degrees Depression angle to paris_mountain: -0.9623 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 hnd14527: Free space path loss: 111.05 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 111.10 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.05 dB Field strength at hnd14527: 54.92 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 149.07 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 182.57 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 876.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 412.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.