--==[ 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 k4jf: 8.78 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 129.51 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -1.3972 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain: 8.78 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 309.58 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +1.2702 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 k4jf: Free space path loss: 98.78 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 98.73 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.06 dB Field strength at k4jf: 67.29 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 619.55 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 758.79 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 2888.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 80.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.