--==[ 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 k4sug: 3.05 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 326.98 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -3.4348 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -2.2606 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain: 3.05 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 146.96 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +3.3908 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +3.4082 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 k4sug: Free space path loss: 89.59 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 114.04 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.45 dB Field strength at k4sug: 51.97 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 106.25 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 130.13 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and paris_mountain, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9426 N, 82.4118 W, 2.94 miles, 2024.28 feet AMSL 34.9420 N, 82.4112 W, 2.99 miles, 2040.68 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 644.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 3094.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 2114.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.