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

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Transmitter site: gspnws_55
Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W)
Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL
Distance to af4rn: 20.34 miles
Azimuth to af4rn: 167.66 degrees
Depression angle to af4rn: -0.2796 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2572 degrees

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Receiver site: af4rn
Site location: 34.5958 North / 82.1438 West (34° 35' 44" N / 82° 8' 37" W)
Ground elevation: 738.19 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 758.19 feet AMSL
Distance to gspnws_55: 20.34 miles
Azimuth to gspnws_55: 347.70 degrees
Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.0147 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9209 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_55 and af4rn:

Free space path loss: 106.08 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 148.44 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 42.35 dB
Field strength at af4rn: 17.58 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.03 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.48 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between af4rn and gspnws_55, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.5990 N,  82.1447 W,  0.23 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL
    34.6143 N,  82.1488 W,  1.31 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL
    34.6272 N,  82.1522 W,  2.23 miles, 800.52 feet AMSL
    34.6417 N,  82.1560 W,  3.25 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL
    34.6449 N,  82.1569 W,  3.48 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL
    34.6458 N,  82.1571 W,  3.54 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL
    34.6474 N,  82.1575 W,  3.65 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL
    34.6482 N,  82.1577 W,  3.71 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL
    34.7545 N,  82.1860 W, 11.23 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL
    34.7553 N,  82.1862 W, 11.28 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 158.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 10239.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 5714.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.