--==[ 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 k4sug: 13.29 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 134.31 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -1.9213 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.9112 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.37 feet Distance to caesars_head: 13.29 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 314.40 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +1.7290 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.2830 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 k4sug: Free space path loss: 102.39 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 102.35 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.04 dB Field strength at k4sug: 63.67 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 408.27 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 500.03 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between k4sug and caesars_head, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9789 N, 82.4409 W, 0.06 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 33.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 83.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at k4sug must be raised to at least 62.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.