--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 10.88 miles
Azimuth to kj4gtu: 307.75 degrees
Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.1242 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3344 degrees

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Receiver site: kj4gtu
Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W)
Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet
Distance to aj4ik: 10.88 miles
Azimuth to aj4ik: 127.66 degrees
Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.2816 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2353 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 kj4gtu:

Free space path loss: 100.65 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 131.36 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.71 dB
Field strength at kj4gtu: 34.66 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 14.47 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 17.73 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kj4gtu and aj4ik, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8281 N,  82.3568 W,  2.45 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL
    34.8277 N,  82.3561 W,  2.50 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL
    34.8272 N,  82.3554 W,  2.55 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL
    34.8236 N,  82.3497 W,  2.96 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL
    34.8232 N,  82.3490 W,  3.01 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL
    34.8187 N,  82.3420 W,  3.51 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL
    34.8183 N,  82.3413 W,  3.56 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL
    34.8036 N,  82.3181 W,  5.23 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL
    34.7803 N,  82.2815 W,  7.85 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL
    34.7794 N,  82.2801 W,  7.95 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.7776 N,  82.2773 W,  8.15 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.7772 N,  82.2766 W,  8.20 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.7714 N,  82.2674 W,  8.86 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL
    34.7687 N,  82.2632 W,  9.16 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL
    34.7683 N,  82.2625 W,  9.21 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL
    34.7678 N,  82.2618 W,  9.26 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.7669 N,  82.2604 W,  9.37 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.7665 N,  82.2597 W,  9.42 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.7656 N,  82.2583 W,  9.52 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL
    34.7651 N,  82.2576 W,  9.57 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL
    34.7634 N,  82.2548 W,  9.77 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL

Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 817.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 6097.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 2942.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.