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

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Transmitter site: hnd14527
Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W)
Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet
Distance to af4rn: 60.97 miles
Azimuth to af4rn: 168.54 degrees
Depression angle to af4rn: -1.0850 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.0695 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 hnd14527: 60.97 miles
Azimuth to hnd14527: 348.67 degrees
Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.2027 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.9197 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 hnd14527 and af4rn:

Free space path loss: 115.62 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 153.26 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.64 dB
Field strength at af4rn: 12.76 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.16 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.42 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between af4rn and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.5989 N,  82.1446 W,  0.22 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL
    35.1735 N,  82.2855 W, 40.72 miles, 2706.69 feet AMSL
    35.1848 N,  82.2883 W, 41.52 miles, 2769.03 feet AMSL
    35.1970 N,  82.2913 W, 42.37 miles, 2837.93 feet AMSL
    35.1978 N,  82.2915 W, 42.43 miles, 2844.49 feet AMSL

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 327.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 2551.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 1662.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.