--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 9.76 miles Azimuth to packs-ridge: 29.21 degrees Depression angle to packs-ridge: -0.8874 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: packs-ridge Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W) Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet Distance to paris_mountain: 9.76 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 209.26 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.7461 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 packs-ridge: Free space path loss: 99.71 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 99.65 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.06 dB Field strength at packs-ridge: 66.37 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 557.26 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 682.51 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1118.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. 60% of the first Fresnel zone is clear.