--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kb4rdv Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W) Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet Distance to caesars_head_6m: 24.74 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 322.38 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +0.8591 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 kb4rdv: 24.74 miles Azimuth to kb4rdv: 142.22 degrees Depression angle to kb4rdv: -1.2171 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 kb4rdv and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 107.79 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 108.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 1.12 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 57.11 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 191.86 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 234.98 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 5315.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 2217.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.