--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 13.53 miles
Azimuth to kb4pqa: 345.28 degrees
Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0295 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0921 degrees

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Receiver site: kb4pqa
Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W)
Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL
Distance to ac4q: 13.53 miles
Azimuth to ac4q: 165.24 degrees
Depression angle to ac4q: -0.1663 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2371 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 kb4pqa:

Free space path loss: 102.54 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 138.34 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.80 dB
Field strength at kb4pqa: 27.67 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.48 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.93 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kb4pqa and ac4q, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.9302 N,  82.3168 W,  0.26 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL
    34.9207 N,  82.3137 W,  0.94 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.9199 N,  82.3135 W,  1.00 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL
    34.9135 N,  82.3114 W,  1.45 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.9127 N,  82.3112 W,  1.51 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL
    34.9080 N,  82.3096 W,  1.85 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL
    34.9064 N,  82.3091 W,  1.96 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL
    34.8675 N,  82.2966 W,  4.74 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL
    34.8667 N,  82.2964 W,  4.80 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.8350 N,  82.2862 W,  7.07 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL
    34.8342 N,  82.2860 W,  7.12 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.8334 N,  82.2857 W,  7.18 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL
    34.8326 N,  82.2855 W,  7.24 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL
    34.8167 N,  82.2804 W,  8.37 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.7659 N,  82.2641 W, 12.00 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL
    34.7643 N,  82.2636 W, 12.11 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL
    34.7627 N,  82.2631 W, 12.23 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL
    34.7619 N,  82.2628 W, 12.28 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL
    34.7611 N,  82.2626 W, 12.34 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL

Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 565.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 8310.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 4040.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.