--==[ 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 n3pt: 33.17 miles Azimuth to n3pt: 144.72 degrees Depression angle to n3pt: -1.0560 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: n3pt Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to caesars_head: 33.17 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 324.91 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.5760 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 n3pt: Free space path loss: 110.33 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 119.54 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.20 dB Field strength at n3pt: 46.48 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 56.46 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 69.14 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 305.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at n3pt must be raised to at least 171.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.