--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: w4jwa Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet Distance to paris_mountain_100: 16.17 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain_100: 328.05 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain_100: +0.7075 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 w4jwa: 16.17 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 147.97 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -0.9414 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 w4jwa and paris_mountain_100: Free space path loss: 104.09 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 105.74 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 1.65 dB Field strength at paris_mountain_100: 60.28 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 276.28 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 338.38 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 4174.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain_100 must be raised to at least 1549.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.