--==[ 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 wb4fee: 28.72 miles Azimuth to wb4fee: 137.07 degrees Depression angle to wb4fee: -1.1143 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.0793 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wb4fee Site location: 34.8079 North / 82.2632 West (34° 48' 28" N / 82° 15' 47" W) Ground elevation: 905.51 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 925.51 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 32.41 feet Distance to caesars_head: 28.72 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 317.27 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.6986 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.7367 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 wb4fee: Free space path loss: 109.08 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 125.99 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.91 dB Field strength at wb4fee: 40.03 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 26.85 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.88 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wb4fee and caesars_head, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8142 N, 82.2703 W, 0.59 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.8153 N, 82.2715 W, 0.69 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL 34.9346 N, 82.4061 W, 11.93 miles, 1797.90 feet AMSL 34.9396 N, 82.4117 W, 12.40 miles, 1850.39 feet AMSL 34.9424 N, 82.4148 W, 12.66 miles, 1899.61 feet AMSL Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 114.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 1012.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wb4fee must be raised to at least 652.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.