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

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Transmitter site: af4ee
Site location: 34.7884 North / 82.6962 West (34° 47' 18" N / 82° 41' 46" W)
Ground elevation: 1030.18 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1050.18 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 92.98 feet
Distance to kd4ph: 14.47 miles
Azimuth to kd4ph: 68.12 degrees
Depression angle to kd4ph: -0.0998 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0714 degrees

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Receiver site: kd4ph
Site location: 34.8662 North / 82.4593 West (34° 51' 58" N / 82° 27' 33" W)
Ground elevation: 1036.75 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1056.75 feet AMSL
Distance to af4ee: 14.47 miles
Azimuth to af4ee: 248.25 degrees
Depression angle to af4ee: -0.1096 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0246 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 af4ee and kd4ph:

Free space path loss: 103.13 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 133.79 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.66 dB
Field strength at kd4ph: 32.23 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.94 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.40 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kd4ph and af4ee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8654 N,  82.4618 W,  0.15 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL
    34.8342 N,  82.5569 W,  5.96 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL
    34.8339 N,  82.5577 W,  6.01 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL
    34.8337 N,  82.5585 W,  6.06 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL
    34.8238 N,  82.5885 W,  7.89 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL
    34.8207 N,  82.5980 W,  8.47 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL
    34.8201 N,  82.5996 W,  8.57 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL
    34.8188 N,  82.6036 W,  8.81 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL
    34.8186 N,  82.6044 W,  8.86 miles, 1079.40 feet AMSL
    34.8116 N,  82.6257 W, 10.17 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL
    34.8113 N,  82.6265 W, 10.22 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL
    34.8110 N,  82.6273 W, 10.26 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL
    34.8105 N,  82.6289 W, 10.36 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL
    34.8102 N,  82.6297 W, 10.41 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL
    34.8100 N,  82.6305 W, 10.46 miles, 1154.86 feet AMSL
    34.7993 N,  82.6629 W, 12.44 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL
    34.7990 N,  82.6637 W, 12.49 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL
    34.7988 N,  82.6645 W, 12.54 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL
    34.7985 N,  82.6653 W, 12.59 miles, 1263.12 feet AMSL

Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 1769.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 5893.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kd4ph must be raised to at least 2879.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.