--==[ 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 Distance to wd4dyh: 12.57 miles Azimuth to wd4dyh: 113.46 degrees Depression angle to wd4dyh: -2.0353 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wd4dyh Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W) Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head: 12.57 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 293.57 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +1.8535 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 wd4dyh: Free space path loss: 101.90 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 101.85 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.05 dB Field strength at wd4dyh: 64.16 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 432.32 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 529.48 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 83.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 25.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.