--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: k4sug Site location: 34.9783 North / 82.4400 West (34° 58' 41" N / 82° 26' 24" W) Ground elevation: 1069.55 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1089.55 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.37 feet Distance to caesars_head_6m: 13.29 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 314.40 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +1.7290 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.2830 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 k4sug: 13.29 miles Azimuth to k4sug: 134.31 degrees Depression angle to k4sug: -1.9213 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.9112 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 k4sug and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 102.39 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 120.54 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.15 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 45.48 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 50.28 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 61.58 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between caesars_head_6m and k4sug, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9798 N, 82.4420 W, 13.14 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.9788 N, 82.4407 W, 13.24 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 4032.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 15039.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 10637.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.