--==[ 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 kf4nxs: 26.56 miles Azimuth to kf4nxs: 112.22 degrees Depression angle to kf4nxs: -1.1912 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1904 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kf4nxs Site location: 34.9666 North / 82.1738 West (34° 57' 59" N / 82° 10' 25" W) Ground elevation: 859.58 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 879.58 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head: 26.56 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 292.47 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.8069 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.8685 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 kf4nxs: Free space path loss: 108.40 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 108.44 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.04 dB Field strength at kf4nxs: 57.58 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 202.56 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 248.08 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kf4nxs and caesars_head, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9679 N, 82.1776 W, 0.23 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 22.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 211.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kf4nxs must be raised to at least 113.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.