--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==--

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Transmitter site: wa4bvw
Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W)
Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -174.22 feet
Distance to paris_mountain: 12.86 miles
Azimuth to paris_mountain: 214.20 degrees
Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.7396 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9374 degrees

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Receiver site: paris_mountain
Site location: 34.9413 North / 82.4107 West (34° 56' 28" N / 82° 24' 38" W)
Ground elevation: 2040.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 2046.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 1019.51 feet
Distance to wa4bvw: 12.86 miles
Azimuth to wa4bvw: 34.13 degrees
Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.9257 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.9198 degrees

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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

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Summary for the link between wa4bvw and paris_mountain:

Free space path loss: 102.10 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 113.02 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 10.92 dB
Field strength at paris_mountain: 53.00 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 119.57 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 146.45 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between paris_mountain and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0754 N,  82.2996 W, 11.20 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL
    35.0761 N,  82.2991 W, 11.25 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL
    35.0767 N,  82.2986 W, 11.30 miles, 1207.35 feet AMSL
    35.0774 N,  82.2980 W, 11.36 miles, 1210.63 feet AMSL
    35.0819 N,  82.2943 W, 11.73 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL
    35.0825 N,  82.2938 W, 11.79 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL

Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 692.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 4769.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 2578.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.