--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: k4jf Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W) Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 31.02 feet Distance to caesars_head_6m: 25.01 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 314.28 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +0.8417 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: caesars_head_6m 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 k4jf: 25.01 miles Azimuth to k4jf: 134.10 degrees Depression angle to k4jf: -1.2036 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 k4jf and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 107.88 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 117.12 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.24 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 48.90 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 74.55 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 91.30 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 9378.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 4122.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.