--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: w4jwa Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W) Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet Distance to caesars_head: 32.29 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 322.43 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.5771 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: caesars_head 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 w4jwa: 32.29 miles Azimuth to w4jwa: 142.23 degrees Depression angle to w4jwa: -1.0444 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 w4jwa and caesars_head: Free space path loss: 110.10 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 110.17 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.07 dB Field strength at caesars_head: 55.85 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 165.96 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 203.26 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 8788.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 3418.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.