--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: w4jto Site location: 34.8994 North / 82.5414 West (34° 53' 57" N / 82° 32' 28" W) Ground elevation: 1089.24 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1109.24 feet AMSL Distance to paris_mountain_100: 7.95 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 68.60 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +1.3507 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver 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 w4jto: 7.95 miles Azimuth to w4jto: 248.68 degrees Depression angle to w4jto: -1.4657 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 w4jto and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 97.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 97.83 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.09 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 68.19 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 687.13 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 841.56 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 3062.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 1147.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.