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

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Transmitter site: af4nq
Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W)
Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -59.10 feet
Distance to ghstr: 5.80 miles
Azimuth to ghstr: 241.50 degrees
Elevation angle to ghstr: +0.1184 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3274 degrees

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Receiver site: ghstr
Site location: 34.9744 North / 82.4506 West (34° 58' 27" N / 82° 27' 2" W)
Ground elevation: 1082.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 1122.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 39.37 feet
Distance to af4nq: 5.80 miles
Azimuth to af4nq: 61.45 degrees
Depression angle to af4nq: -0.2022 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1828 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 af4nq and ghstr:

Free space path loss: 95.18 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 120.93 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.75 dB
Field strength at ghstr: 45.09 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 48.10 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 58.91 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ghstr and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.9789 N,  82.4405 W,  0.65 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL
    34.9796 N,  82.4390 W,  0.74 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL
    34.9843 N,  82.4284 W,  1.43 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL
    35.0043 N,  82.3834 W,  4.32 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL
    35.0047 N,  82.3827 W,  4.37 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL
    35.0057 N,  82.3804 W,  4.52 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL
    35.0060 N,  82.3796 W,  4.57 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL
    35.0064 N,  82.3789 W,  4.62 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL
    35.0070 N,  82.3773 W,  4.72 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL
    35.0077 N,  82.3758 W,  4.81 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL
    35.0081 N,  82.3751 W,  4.86 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL

Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 359.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 3684.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ghstr must be raised to at least 2225.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.