--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4gtu Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W) Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet Distance to caesars_head_100: 21.94 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_100: 325.99 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_100: +0.9732 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 kj4gtu: 21.94 miles Azimuth to kj4gtu: 145.87 degrees Depression angle to kj4gtu: -1.2905 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 kj4gtu and caesars_head_100: Free space path loss: 106.74 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.75 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.01 dB Field strength at caesars_head_100: 59.27 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 245.95 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 301.23 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 4140.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. 60% of the first Fresnel zone is clear.