--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter 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 af4rn: 44.37 miles Azimuth to af4rn: 143.48 degrees Depression angle to af4rn: -0.9488 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.9466 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: af4rn Site location: 34.5958 North / 82.1438 West (34° 35' 44" N / 82° 8' 37" W) Ground elevation: 738.19 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 758.19 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head: 44.37 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 323.75 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.3066 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6464 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 caesars_head and af4rn: Free space path loss: 112.86 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 120.72 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 7.86 dB Field strength at af4rn: 45.30 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 49.25 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 60.32 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between af4rn and caesars_head, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5981 N, 82.1459 W, 0.20 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.5987 N, 82.1465 W, 0.26 miles, 774.28 feet AMSL Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 29.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 474.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 235.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.