--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wa4hrk Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W) Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet Distance to caesars_head_6m: 21.79 miles Azimuth to caesars_head_6m: 350.89 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head_6m: +1.0111 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 wa4hrk: 21.79 miles Azimuth to wa4hrk: 170.85 degrees Depression angle to wa4hrk: -1.3264 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 wa4hrk and caesars_head_6m: Free space path loss: 106.68 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 106.68 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: -0.00 dB Field strength at caesars_head_6m: 59.34 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 247.95 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 303.68 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 6842.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head_6m must be raised to at least 3044.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.