--==[ 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 wd4dyh: 3.04 miles
Azimuth to wd4dyh: 305.73 degrees
Elevation angle to wd4dyh: +0.1067 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3942 degrees

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Receiver site: wd4dyh
Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W)
Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL
Distance to af4nq: 3.04 miles
Azimuth to af4nq: 125.70 degrees
Depression angle to af4nq: -0.1508 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.4044 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 wd4dyh:

Free space path loss: 89.58 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 116.92 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 27.34 dB
Field strength at wd4dyh: 49.10 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 76.34 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 93.50 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between wd4dyh and af4nq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0386 N,  82.4015 W,  0.19 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL
    35.0356 N,  82.3965 W,  0.54 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL
    35.0352 N,  82.3958 W,  0.59 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL
    35.0335 N,  82.3929 W,  0.79 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL
    35.0331 N,  82.3922 W,  0.84 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL
    35.0314 N,  82.3893 W,  1.04 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL
    35.0310 N,  82.3886 W,  1.09 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL
    35.0301 N,  82.3872 W,  1.19 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL
    35.0179 N,  82.3663 W,  2.64 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 286.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 2112.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 1096.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.