--==[ 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
Distance to packs-ridge: 3.97 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 29.11 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.7227 degrees

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Receiver site: packs-ridge
Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL
Distance to af4nq: 3.97 miles
Azimuth to af4nq: 209.13 degrees
Depression angle to af4nq: -0.7801 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 packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 91.89 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 98.83 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 6.94 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 67.19 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 612.38 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 750.01 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 922.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 462.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.