--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 20.55 miles Azimuth to kb4pqa: 126.90 degrees Depression angle to kb4pqa: -1.3880 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kb4pqa Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -7.79 feet Distance to caesars_head: 20.55 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 307.07 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +1.0907 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 kb4pqa: Free space path loss: 106.17 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.19 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.01 dB Field strength at kb4pqa: 59.83 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 262.51 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 321.51 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 152.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 87.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.