--==[ 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 ki4onj: 27.59 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 156.91 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.7331 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4onj Site location: 34.5739 North / 82.2206 West (34° 34' 26" N / 82° 13' 14" W) Ground elevation: 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 784.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 56.26 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 27.59 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 337.02 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.3339 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 ki4onj: Free space path loss: 108.73 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 112.50 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 3.76 dB Field strength at ki4onj: 53.52 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 126.97 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 155.50 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 378.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 152.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.