--==[ 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
Antenna height above average terrain: 117.70 feet
Distance to wd4dyh: 15.03 miles
Azimuth to wd4dyh: 316.19 degrees
Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0606 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0446 degrees

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Receiver site: wd4dyh
Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W)
Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -105.02 feet
Distance to gspnws_55: 15.03 miles
Azimuth to gspnws_55: 136.08 degrees
Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.1569 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.5802 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 wd4dyh:

Free space path loss: 103.46 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 147.81 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 44.35 dB
Field strength at wd4dyh: 18.21 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.18 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.67 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between wd4dyh and gspnws_55, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0385 N,  82.4023 W,  0.16 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL
    35.0380 N,  82.4016 W,  0.21 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL
    35.0369 N,  82.4004 W,  0.32 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL
    35.0364 N,  82.3997 W,  0.37 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL
    35.0320 N,  82.3946 W,  0.78 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL
    35.0315 N,  82.3940 W,  0.83 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL
    35.0293 N,  82.3915 W,  1.04 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL
    35.0288 N,  82.3908 W,  1.09 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL
    35.0282 N,  82.3902 W,  1.15 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL
    35.0277 N,  82.3896 W,  1.20 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL
    35.0272 N,  82.3889 W,  1.25 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 164.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 2329.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 772.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.