--==[ 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 n4iq: 18.17 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 127.75 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -0.8695 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n4iq Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W) Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain: 18.17 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 307.90 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.6065 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 n4iq: Free space path loss: 105.11 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 116.67 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.57 dB Field strength at n4iq: 49.34 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 78.48 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 96.12 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 5076.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 81.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.