--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: wt4c Site location: 34.7815 North / 82.7214 West (34° 46' 53" N / 82° 43' 16" W) Ground elevation: 898.95 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 918.95 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -10.15 feet Distance to caesars_head: 23.77 miles Azimuth to caesars_head: 15.63 degrees Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.9262 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.0844 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 wt4c: 23.77 miles Azimuth to wt4c: 195.70 degrees Depression angle to wt4c: -1.2702 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.2688 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 wt4c and caesars_head: Free space path loss: 107.44 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 122.86 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.42 dB Field strength at caesars_head: 43.16 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 38.52 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 47.18 uV Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between caesars_head and wt4c, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.7925 N, 82.7176 W, 22.98 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7917 N, 82.7179 W, 23.04 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL 34.7878 N, 82.7192 W, 23.32 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7870 N, 82.7195 W, 23.38 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7862 N, 82.7198 W, 23.43 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL 34.7854 N, 82.7200 W, 23.49 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 2100.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 11477.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 7119.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.