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

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Transmitter site: ghssimpsonville
Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W)
Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet
Distance to ka5wll: 13.64 miles
Azimuth to ka5wll: 345.19 degrees
Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.0467 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0438 degrees

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Receiver site: ka5wll
Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL
Distance to ghssimpsonville: 13.64 miles
Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 165.16 degrees
Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.1506 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1499 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 ghssimpsonville and ka5wll:

Free space path loss: 102.61 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 128.73 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.12 dB
Field strength at ka5wll: 37.29 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.59 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 23.99 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ka5wll and ghssimpsonville, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8678 N,  82.2959 W,  3.09 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL
    34.8670 N,  82.2956 W,  3.15 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.8353 N,  82.2854 W,  5.42 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL
    34.8345 N,  82.2851 W,  5.47 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL
    34.8337 N,  82.2849 W,  5.53 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL
    34.8170 N,  82.2795 W,  6.72 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL
    34.8163 N,  82.2792 W,  6.78 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 120.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 2428.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 871.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.