--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter 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: 6.84 miles Azimuth to paris_mountain: 183.08 degrees Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +1.4951 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.8400 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 wd4dyh: 6.84 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 3.07 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -1.5941 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.5904 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 wd4dyh and paris_mountain: Free space path loss: 96.62 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.06 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.44 dB Field strength at paris_mountain: 59.96 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 266.43 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 326.31 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between paris_mountain and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9421 N, 82.4107 W, 0.05 miles, 2040.68 feet AMSL 35.0352 N, 82.4046 W, 6.50 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 35.0360 N, 82.4045 W, 6.55 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 459.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 3204.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at paris_mountain must be raised to at least 1870.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.