--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: jonesgap Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head: 2.13 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 246.08 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +9.7036 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +12.8900 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver 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 jonesgap: 2.13 miles Azimuth to jonesgap: 66.06 degrees Depression angle to jonesgap: -9.7340 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -9.1784 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: 155.000 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 45 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between jonesgap and caesars_head: Free space path loss: 86.97 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 121.40 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.42 dB Field strength at caesars_head: 46.20 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 51.67 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 63.28 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between caesars_head and jonesgap, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.1150 N, 82.6018 W, 0.39 miles, 2998.69 feet AMSL 35.1153 N, 82.6010 W, 0.43 miles, 2992.13 feet AMSL 35.1156 N, 82.6002 W, 0.48 miles, 2979.00 feet AMSL 35.1159 N, 82.5995 W, 0.53 miles, 2956.04 feet AMSL 35.1162 N, 82.5987 W, 0.58 miles, 2919.95 feet AMSL 35.1165 N, 82.5979 W, 0.63 miles, 2992.13 feet AMSL 35.1168 N, 82.5971 W, 0.68 miles, 2992.13 feet AMSL 35.1170 N, 82.5963 W, 0.73 miles, 2995.41 feet AMSL 35.1173 N, 82.5955 W, 0.77 miles, 3018.37 feet AMSL 35.1176 N, 82.5948 W, 0.82 miles, 2992.13 feet AMSL 35.1179 N, 82.5940 W, 0.87 miles, 2942.91 feet AMSL 35.1187 N, 82.5916 W, 1.02 miles, 2818.24 feet AMSL Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 1064.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 1901.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 1506.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.