--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ac4q Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W) Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet Distance to caesars_head: 32.29 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 322.11 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.5838 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: caesars_head Site location: 35.1128 North / 82.6081 West (35° 6' 45" N / 82° 36' 28" W) Ground elevation: 3024.93 feet AMSL Antenna height: 300.00 feet AGL / 3324.93 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 1317.04 feet Distance to ac4q: 32.29 miles Azimuth to ac4q: 141.91 degrees Depression angle to ac4q: -1.0510 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 ac4q and caesars_head: Free space path loss: 110.10 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 113.08 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 2.98 dB Field strength at caesars_head: 52.94 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 118.79 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 145.48 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 18769.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 8660.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.