--==[ 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 kj4gjg: 12.82 miles Azimuth to kj4gjg: 32.14 degrees Depression angle to kj4gjg: -0.9282 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.9062 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gjg Site location: 35.0983 North / 82.2901 West (35° 5' 53" N / 82° 17' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -220.10 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 12.82 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 212.21 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.7428 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.7960 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 kj4gjg: Free space path loss: 102.07 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 113.90 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.82 dB Field strength at kj4gjg: 52.12 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 108.06 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 132.34 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4gjg and paris_mountain, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0920 N, 82.2950 W, 0.52 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0914 N, 82.2955 W, 0.57 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0782 N, 82.3057 W, 1.65 miles, 1236.88 feet AMSL 35.0775 N, 82.3062 W, 1.70 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL 35.0768 N, 82.3067 W, 1.76 miles, 1266.40 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 118.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 1487.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gjg must be raised to at least 279.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.