--==[ 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 Distance to ka5wll: 6.09 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 110.07 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -2.0827 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain_100: 6.09 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 290.13 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +1.9947 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 ka5wll: Free space path loss: 95.60 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 95.50 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.11 dB Field strength at ka5wll: 70.52 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 898.70 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1100.68 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 43.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 24.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.