--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: af4nq Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head: 15.56 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 295.95 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +1.4836 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.1105 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 Distance to af4nq: 15.56 miles Azimuth to af4nq: 115.81 degrees Depression angle to af4nq: -1.7087 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.6909 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 af4nq and caesars_head: Free space path loss: 103.76 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 115.26 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.50 dB Field strength at caesars_head: 50.76 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 92.38 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 113.14 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between caesars_head and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0179 N, 82.3691 W, 15.02 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.0176 N, 82.3683 W, 15.07 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 1199.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 9230.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 5309.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.