--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kg4mul Site location: 34.5243 North / 82.0169 West (34° 31' 27" N / 82° 1' 0" W) Ground elevation: 623.36 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 643.36 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head_6m: 52.71 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 320.66 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +0.1707 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3257 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 kg4mul: 52.71 miles Azimuth to kg4mul: 140.32 degrees Depression angle to kg4mul: -0.9334 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.9321 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 kg4mul and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 114.36 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 134.49 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.14 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 31.53 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.09 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.36 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between caesars_head_6m and kg4mul, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.5820 N, 82.0744 W, 47.55 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5814 N, 82.0738 W, 47.60 miles, 748.03 feet AMSL 34.5796 N, 82.0721 W, 47.76 miles, 757.87 feet AMSL 34.5790 N, 82.0715 W, 47.81 miles, 761.15 feet AMSL 34.5785 N, 82.0709 W, 47.86 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL 34.5396 N, 82.0322 W, 51.34 miles, 685.70 feet AMSL Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 1053.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 35789.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 18518.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.