--==[ 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 kf4nxs: 13.53 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 82.51 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -1.0339 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain: 13.53 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 262.65 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.8381 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 kf4nxs: Free space path loss: 102.55 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 103.17 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.62 dB Field strength at kf4nxs: 62.85 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 371.64 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 455.17 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 969.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 114.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.