--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: paris_mountain_100 Site location: 34.9413 North / 82.4107 West (34° 56' 28" N / 82° 24' 38" W) Ground elevation: 2040.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 100.00 feet AGL / 2140.68 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1113.51 feet Distance to af4nq: 5.80 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 29.30 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -2.1082 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -59.10 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 5.80 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 209.33 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +2.0244 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.0773 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_100 and af4nq: Free space path loss: 95.18 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 95.05 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.13 dB Field strength at af4nq: 70.96 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 945.77 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1158.32 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 122.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 80.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.