--==[ 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 kj4ght: 16.95 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 262.55 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.7115 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.7081 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain_100: 16.95 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 82.38 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.4661 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.3375 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 kj4ght: Free space path loss: 104.50 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.21 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.71 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 44.81 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 46.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 57.02 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and paris_mountain_100, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9096 N, 82.7032 W, 0.24 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 40.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 566.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 350.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.