--==[ 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 kj4gtq: 17.21 miles Azimuth to kj4gtq: 152.47 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.9507 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4gtq Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 17.21 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 332.55 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.7017 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 kj4gtq: Free space path loss: 104.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 104.62 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.01 dB Field strength at kj4gtq: 61.40 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 314.42 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 385.09 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 276.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 135.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.