--==[ 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 kj4hyd: 50.57 miles
Azimuth to kj4hyd: 173.23 degrees
Depression angle to kj4hyd: -1.1147 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1103 degrees

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Receiver site: kj4hyd
Site location: 34.7340 North / 82.2518 West (34° 44' 2" N / 82° 15' 6" W)
Ground elevation: 866.14 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 886.14 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 52.38 feet
Distance to hnd14527: 50.57 miles
Azimuth to hnd14527: 353.29 degrees
Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.3830 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4127 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 kj4hyd:

Free space path loss: 114.00 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 135.66 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.67 dB
Field strength at kj4hyd: 30.35 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.82 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.80 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kj4hyd and hnd14527, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1622 N,  82.3134 W, 29.79 miles, 2614.83 feet AMSL
    35.1630 N,  82.3135 W, 29.85 miles, 2726.38 feet AMSL
    35.1646 N,  82.3138 W, 29.97 miles, 2788.71 feet AMSL

Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 625.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 2240.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 1594.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.