--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==--

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Transmitter site: ac4q
Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W)
Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet
Distance to gspnws: 9.82 miles
Azimuth to gspnws: 12.32 degrees
Elevation angle to gspnws: +0.0380 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0513 degrees

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Receiver site: gspnws
Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W)
Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL
Distance to ac4q: 9.82 miles
Azimuth to ac4q: 192.34 degrees
Depression angle to ac4q: -0.1802 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2517 degrees

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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

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Summary for the link between ac4q and gspnws:

Free space path loss: 99.76 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 116.77 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.01 dB
Field strength at gspnws: 49.25 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 77.66 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 95.12 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between gspnws and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8814 N,  82.2208 W,  0.14 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL
    34.8137 N,  82.2388 W,  4.92 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL
    34.8129 N,  82.2390 W,  4.98 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL
    34.7719 N,  82.2500 W,  7.88 miles, 908.79 feet AMSL
    34.7703 N,  82.2504 W,  8.00 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL
    34.7694 N,  82.2506 W,  8.06 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL
    34.7686 N,  82.2508 W,  8.11 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.7662 N,  82.2515 W,  8.28 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.7654 N,  82.2517 W,  8.34 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.7638 N,  82.2521 W,  8.45 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 254.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 4284.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 2082.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.