--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4iq Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W) Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head_100: 34.35 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_100: 312.15 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_100: +0.5459 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 n4iq: 34.35 miles Azimuth to n4iq: 131.89 degrees Depression angle to n4iq: -1.0429 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 n4iq and caesars_head_100: Free space path loss: 110.64 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 113.58 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 2.94 dB Field strength at caesars_head_100: 52.44 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 112.13 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 137.34 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 9469.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_100 must be raised to at least 3766.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.