--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 36.47 miles
Azimuth to kb4pqa: 176.55 degrees
Depression angle to kb4pqa: -1.2748 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.2626 degrees

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Receiver site: kb4pqa
Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W)
Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -7.79 feet
Distance to hnd14527: 36.47 miles
Azimuth to hnd14527: 356.57 degrees
Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.7471 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.8384 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 kb4pqa:

Free space path loss: 111.16 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 134.02 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 22.87 dB
Field strength at kb4pqa: 31.99 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.65 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.04 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kb4pqa and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1358 N,  82.3328 W, 13.98 miles, 2188.32 feet AMSL
    35.1366 N,  82.3328 W, 14.03 miles, 2421.26 feet AMSL
    35.1374 N,  82.3329 W, 14.09 miles, 2614.83 feet AMSL
    35.1383 N,  82.3329 W, 14.15 miles, 2739.50 feet AMSL
    35.1541 N,  82.3341 W, 15.24 miles, 2887.14 feet AMSL
    35.1549 N,  82.3342 W, 15.30 miles, 2988.85 feet AMSL
    35.1557 N,  82.3342 W, 15.36 miles, 3028.22 feet AMSL

Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 1464.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 2434.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 2046.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.