--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: n4mmw Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 10.02 feet Distance to caesars_head_6m: 22.38 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 311.12 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +0.9776 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.3834 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 n4mmw: 22.38 miles Azimuth to n4mmw: 130.95 degrees Depression angle to n4mmw: -1.3014 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.2972 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 n4mmw and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 106.92 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 119.12 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 12.21 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 46.90 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 59.21 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 72.52 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between caesars_head_6m and n4mmw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9054 N, 82.3172 W, 21.82 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9035 N, 82.3145 W, 22.03 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL 34.9030 N, 82.3138 W, 22.08 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 1141.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 16797.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 9338.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.