--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wa4bvw Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Distance to caesars_head_6m: 18.41 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 273.85 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +1.2021 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 Distance to wa4bvw: 18.41 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 93.66 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -1.4684 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 wa4bvw and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 105.22 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.16 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.94 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 59.86 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 263.42 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 322.62 uV Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 4839.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 1828.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.