--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet Distance to caesars_head_6m: 21.89 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 309.64 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +0.9956 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 ka5wll: 21.89 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 129.46 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -1.3122 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 ka5wll and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 106.72 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.74 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.02 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 59.28 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 246.30 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 301.65 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 10774.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 3461.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.