--==[ 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 ki4onj: 43.23 miles Azimuth to ki4onj: 149.34 degrees Depression angle to ki4onj: -0.9505 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4onj Site location: 34.5739 North / 82.2206 West (34° 34' 26" N / 82° 13' 14" W) Ground elevation: 764.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 784.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 56.26 feet Distance to caesars_head: 43.23 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 329.56 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.3248 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 ki4onj: Free space path loss: 112.63 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 115.88 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 3.25 dB Field strength at ki4onj: 50.14 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 86.00 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 105.33 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 357.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4onj must be raised to at least 162.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.