--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb3hvf Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W) Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet Distance to caesars_head_100: 33.17 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_100: 324.91 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_100: +0.5760 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver 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 kb3hvf: 33.17 miles Azimuth to kb3hvf: 144.72 degrees Depression angle to kb3hvf: -1.0560 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 kb3hvf and caesars_head_100: Free space path loss: 110.33 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 119.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.26 dB Field strength at caesars_head_100: 46.42 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 56.07 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 68.67 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head_100 must be raised to at least 13123.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_100 must be raised to at least 3868.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.