--==[ 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 aj4ik: 49.31 miles
Azimuth to aj4ik: 172.23 degrees
Depression angle to aj4ik: -1.1362 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.0758 degrees

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Receiver site: aj4ik
Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W)
Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet
Distance to hnd14527: 49.31 miles
Azimuth to hnd14527: 352.30 degrees
Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.4226 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5546 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 aj4ik:

Free space path loss: 113.78 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 140.29 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.51 dB
Field strength at aj4ik: 25.73 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.18 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.34 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between aj4ik and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7628 N,  82.2408 W,  0.65 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL
    34.7636 N,  82.2410 W,  0.70 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL
    34.7718 N,  82.2423 W,  1.28 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL
    35.1631 N,  82.3071 W, 28.56 miles, 2555.77 feet AMSL
    35.1640 N,  82.3072 W, 28.62 miles, 2670.60 feet AMSL
    35.1656 N,  82.3075 W, 28.74 miles, 2716.54 feet AMSL
    35.1664 N,  82.3076 W, 28.79 miles, 2785.43 feet AMSL

Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 688.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 2254.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 1628.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.