--==[ 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 kb3hvf: 2.90 miles
Azimuth to kb3hvf: 217.88 degrees
Depression angle to kb3hvf: -0.0333 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0227 degrees

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Receiver site: kb3hvf
Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W)
Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet
Distance to aj4ik: 2.90 miles
Azimuth to aj4ik: 37.87 degrees
Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.0087 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3229 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 kb3hvf:

Free space path loss: 89.17 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 114.38 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.22 dB
Field strength at kb3hvf: 51.63 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 102.16 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 125.12 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kb3hvf and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7239 N,  82.2674 W,  0.30 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL
    34.7245 N,  82.2668 W,  0.36 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL
    34.7263 N,  82.2651 W,  0.52 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL
    34.7305 N,  82.2611 W,  0.89 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL
    34.7317 N,  82.2599 W,  0.99 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL
    34.7323 N,  82.2594 W,  1.05 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL
    34.7342 N,  82.2576 W,  1.20 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL
    34.7348 N,  82.2571 W,  1.26 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL
    34.7354 N,  82.2565 W,  1.31 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL
    34.7390 N,  82.2530 W,  1.63 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL

Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 146.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 1645.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kb3hvf must be raised to at least 822.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.