--==[ 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 kj4gtu: 9.95 miles
Azimuth to kj4gtu: 256.59 degrees
Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.0223 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0219 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 gspnws: 9.95 miles
Azimuth to gspnws: 76.49 degrees
Depression angle to gspnws: -0.1218 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0753 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 kj4gtu:

Free space path loss: 99.88 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 113.62 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 13.75 dB
Field strength at kj4gtu: 52.40 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 111.54 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 136.61 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kj4gtu and gspnws, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8557 N,  82.3609 W,  1.75 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL
    34.8559 N,  82.3601 W,  1.80 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL
    34.8560 N,  82.3593 W,  1.85 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL
    34.8562 N,  82.3585 W,  1.90 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL
    34.8564 N,  82.3577 W,  1.94 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL
    34.8583 N,  82.3479 W,  2.52 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL
    34.8585 N,  82.3470 W,  2.56 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL
    34.8586 N,  82.3462 W,  2.61 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL
    34.8588 N,  82.3454 W,  2.66 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL
    34.8589 N,  82.3446 W,  2.71 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL
    34.8591 N,  82.3438 W,  2.75 miles, 1145.01 feet AMSL
    34.8593 N,  82.3429 W,  2.80 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL
    34.8594 N,  82.3421 W,  2.85 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL
    34.8596 N,  82.3413 W,  2.90 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL
    34.8597 N,  82.3405 W,  2.94 miles, 1190.94 feet AMSL

Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 278.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 2177.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kj4gtu must be raised to at least 510.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.