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

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Transmitter 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 kb4rdv: 7.78 miles
Azimuth to kb4rdv: 241.48 degrees
Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.1025 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0882 degrees

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Receiver site: kb4rdv
Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W)
Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet
Distance to gspnws: 7.78 miles
Azimuth to gspnws: 61.41 degrees
Depression angle to gspnws: -0.0101 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1293 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 gspnws and kb4rdv:

Free space path loss: 97.74 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 122.62 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.87 dB
Field strength at kb4rdv: 43.40 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 39.60 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 48.50 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kb4rdv and gspnws, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8314 N,  82.3367 W,  0.27 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL
    34.8317 N,  82.3359 W,  0.32 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL
    34.8324 N,  82.3344 W,  0.42 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL
    34.8331 N,  82.3329 W,  0.51 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL
    34.8334 N,  82.3321 W,  0.56 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL
    34.8337 N,  82.3314 W,  0.61 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL
    34.8405 N,  82.3162 W,  1.59 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL
    34.8409 N,  82.3154 W,  1.64 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL
    34.8416 N,  82.3139 W,  1.74 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL
    34.8419 N,  82.3131 W,  1.79 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL
    34.8422 N,  82.3124 W,  1.84 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL
    34.8426 N,  82.3116 W,  1.89 miles, 1112.20 feet AMSL
    34.8429 N,  82.3108 W,  1.94 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL

Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 238.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 2611.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kb4rdv must be raised to at least 752.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.