--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==--

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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
Distance to wa4bvw: 18.41 miles
Azimuth to wa4bvw: 93.66 degrees
Depression angle to wa4bvw: -1.4684 degrees

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Receiver site: wa4bvw
Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W)
Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL
Distance to caesars_head: 18.41 miles
Azimuth to caesars_head: 273.85 degrees
Elevation angle to caesars_head: +1.2021 degrees

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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

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Summary for the link between caesars_head and wa4bvw:

Free space path loss: 105.22 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 123.48 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.26 dB
Field strength at wa4bvw: 42.54 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 35.85 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 43.90 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 159.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 69.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.