--==[ 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 Distance to jonesgap: 2.13 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 66.06 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -9.7340 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -9.1784 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head: 2.13 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 246.08 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +9.7036 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +12.8900 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 jonesgap: Free space path loss: 86.48 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 130.88 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.40 dB Field strength at jonesgap: 35.14 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.29 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 18.73 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between jonesgap and caesars_head, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1244 N, 82.5759 W, 0.14 miles, 1597.77 feet AMSL 35.1236 N, 82.5783 W, 0.29 miles, 1755.25 feet AMSL 35.1227 N, 82.5806 W, 0.43 miles, 1952.10 feet AMSL 35.1219 N, 82.5830 W, 0.58 miles, 2109.58 feet AMSL 35.1216 N, 82.5838 W, 0.63 miles, 2152.23 feet AMSL 35.1210 N, 82.5853 W, 0.73 miles, 2270.34 feet AMSL 35.1193 N, 82.5900 W, 1.02 miles, 2650.92 feet AMSL 35.1187 N, 82.5916 W, 1.11 miles, 2818.24 feet AMSL 35.1179 N, 82.5940 W, 1.26 miles, 2942.91 feet AMSL 35.1176 N, 82.5947 W, 1.31 miles, 2992.13 feet AMSL 35.1173 N, 82.5955 W, 1.35 miles, 3018.37 feet AMSL Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1064.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1428.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1282.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.