--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 24.20 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 349.48 degrees
Depression angle to packs-ridge: -0.0051 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0048 degrees

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Receiver site: packs-ridge
Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet
Distance to ghssimpsonville: 24.20 miles
Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 169.44 degrees
Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.3452 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3368 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 packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 107.60 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 124.71 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.11 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 41.31 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 31.12 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 38.12 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between packs-ridge and ghssimpsonville, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8186 N,  82.2706 W, 17.29 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL
    34.8178 N,  82.2704 W, 17.35 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 67.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 4225.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1468.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.