--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kg4fqg Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W) Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet Distance to caesars_head: 21.49 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 332.80 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.9981 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: caesars_head 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 kg4fqg: 21.49 miles Azimuth to kg4fqg: 152.70 degrees Depression angle to kg4fqg: -1.3091 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 kg4fqg and caesars_head: Free space path loss: 106.56 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.55 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.01 dB Field strength at caesars_head: 59.46 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 251.64 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 308.19 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 11600.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 4699.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.