--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: caesars_head_100 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 ke4hgx: 21.27 miles Azimuth to ke4hgx: 173.46 degrees Depression angle to ke4hgx: -1.3564 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ke4hgx Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet Distance to caesars_head_100: 21.27 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_100: 353.48 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_100: +1.0487 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: 100 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between caesars_head_100 and ke4hgx: Free space path loss: 106.47 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.48 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.00 dB Field strength at ke4hgx: 64.10 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 429.25 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 525.72 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 222.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ke4hgx must be raised to at least 89.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.