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

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Transmitter site: aj4ik
Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W)
Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet
Distance to gspnws: 9.03 miles
Azimuth to gspnws: 6.85 degrees
Elevation angle to gspnws: +0.1242 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1616 degrees

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Receiver site: gspnws
Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W)
Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL
Distance to aj4ik: 9.03 miles
Azimuth to aj4ik: 186.86 degrees
Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2549 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2498 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 aj4ik and gspnws:

Free space path loss: 99.04 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 116.34 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.31 dB
Field strength at gspnws: 49.67 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 81.52 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 99.84 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between gspnws and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8813 N,  82.2206 W,  0.14 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL
    34.8327 N,  82.2277 W,  3.53 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.8310 N,  82.2279 W,  3.64 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL
    34.8244 N,  82.2289 W,  4.10 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.7750 N,  82.2362 W,  7.54 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL
    34.7741 N,  82.2363 W,  7.60 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL
    34.7733 N,  82.2364 W,  7.66 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL
    34.7725 N,  82.2365 W,  7.71 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 309.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 3868.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 1491.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.