--==[ 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 kg4mul: 52.71 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 140.32 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.9334 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.9321 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kg4mul Site location: 34.5243 North / 82.0169 West (34° 31' 27" N / 82° 1' 0" W) Ground elevation: 623.36 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 643.36 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head: 52.71 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 320.66 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.1707 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3257 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 kg4mul: Free space path loss: 114.36 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 135.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.19 dB Field strength at kg4mul: 30.47 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.94 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.94 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kg4mul and caesars_head, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5396 N, 82.0322 W, 1.37 miles, 685.70 feet AMSL 34.5649 N, 82.0574 W, 3.63 miles, 741.47 feet AMSL 34.5755 N, 82.0679 W, 4.58 miles, 764.44 feet AMSL 34.5773 N, 82.0697 W, 4.74 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL 34.5785 N, 82.0709 W, 4.84 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 89.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 661.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kg4mul must be raised to at least 379.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.