--==[ 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 gspnws_55: 40.63 miles
Azimuth to gspnws_55: 169.03 degrees
Depression angle to gspnws_55: -1.1938 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1642 degrees

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Receiver 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 hnd14527: 40.63 miles
Azimuth to hnd14527: 349.10 degrees
Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.6058 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6101 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 gspnws_55:

Free space path loss: 112.10 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 137.27 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.18 dB
Field strength at gspnws_55: 28.75 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.33 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.97 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between gspnws_55 and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1631 N,  82.2862 W, 19.69 miles, 2372.05 feet AMSL
    35.1639 N,  82.2863 W, 19.74 miles, 2473.75 feet AMSL
    35.1672 N,  82.2871 W, 19.97 miles, 2634.51 feet AMSL
    35.1680 N,  82.2873 W, 20.03 miles, 2739.50 feet AMSL
    35.1688 N,  82.2875 W, 20.09 miles, 2837.93 feet AMSL
    35.1696 N,  82.2877 W, 20.14 miles, 2854.33 feet AMSL
    35.1712 N,  82.2881 W, 20.26 miles, 3077.43 feet AMSL
    35.1728 N,  82.2885 W, 20.37 miles, 3100.39 feet AMSL

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 1419.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 2623.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 2141.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.