--==[ 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 wd4dyh: 6.84 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 3.07 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -1.7432 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.7165 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wd4dyh Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W) Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -105.02 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 6.84 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 183.08 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +1.6443 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.8400 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 wd4dyh: Free space path loss: 96.62 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 105.75 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.13 dB Field strength at wd4dyh: 60.27 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 276.15 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 338.21 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wd4dyh and paris_mountain_100, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0370 N, 82.4044 W, 0.22 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL 35.0361 N, 82.4045 W, 0.28 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 37.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 148.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 98.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.