--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: kj4hyd Site location: 34.7340 North / 82.2518 West (34° 44' 2" N / 82° 15' 6" W) Ground elevation: 866.14 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 886.14 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 52.38 feet Distance to caesars_head_100: 33.05 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_100: 322.47 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_100: +0.5615 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 kj4hyd: 33.05 miles Azimuth to kj4hyd: 142.27 degrees Depression angle to kj4hyd: -1.0398 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 kj4hyd and caesars_head_100: Free space path loss: 110.30 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 112.53 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 2.23 dB Field strength at caesars_head_100: 53.49 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 126.49 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 154.91 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 13129.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_100 must be raised to at least 5819.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.