--==[ 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 ki4mee: 17.85 miles
Azimuth to ki4mee: 104.44 degrees
Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2570 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2530 degrees

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Receiver site: ki4mee
Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W)
Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet
Distance to gspnws: 17.85 miles
Azimuth to gspnws: 284.61 degrees
Depression angle to gspnws: -0.0014 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0474 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 ki4mee:

Free space path loss: 104.95 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 124.06 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 19.11 dB
Field strength at ki4mee: 41.96 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 33.53 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 41.06 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ki4mee and gspnws, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8208 N,  81.9260 W,  0.62 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL
    34.8210 N,  81.9268 W,  0.67 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL
    34.8643 N,  82.1306 W, 12.60 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL
    34.8785 N,  82.1974 W, 16.52 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL
    34.8787 N,  82.1983 W, 16.57 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL

Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 419.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 6986.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 2131.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.