--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 93.32 feet Distance to caesars_head_6m: 15.15 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 21.75 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +1.3977 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 kj4ght: 15.15 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 201.81 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -1.6168 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 kj4ght and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 103.53 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 103.48 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.05 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 62.54 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 358.73 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 439.35 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 7650.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 2826.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.