--==[ 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 ka5wll: 7.70 miles
Azimuth to ka5wll: 158.08 degrees
Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.1112 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.8956 degrees

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Receiver site: ka5wll
Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet
Distance to af4nq: 7.70 miles
Azimuth to af4nq: 338.11 degrees
Depression angle to af4nq: -0.0003 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1153 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 ka5wll:

Free space path loss: 97.65 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 127.88 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.23 dB
Field strength at ka5wll: 38.14 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 21.60 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 26.45 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ka5wll and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.9300 N,  82.3191 W,  1.41 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL
    34.9681 N,  82.3378 W,  4.25 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL
    34.9711 N,  82.3393 W,  4.47 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL
    34.9726 N,  82.3400 W,  4.58 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL
    34.9868 N,  82.3470 W,  5.64 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL
    34.9876 N,  82.3474 W,  5.70 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL
    34.9965 N,  82.3518 W,  6.36 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL
    35.0115 N,  82.3591 W,  7.48 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL
    35.0123 N,  82.3595 W,  7.53 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 1445.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 4953.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 3550.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.