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

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Transmitter site: k3joy
Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W)
Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet
Distance to kj4ght: 11.55 miles
Azimuth to kj4ght: 293.02 degrees
Elevation angle to kj4ght: +0.1600 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2203 degrees

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Receiver site: kj4ght
Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W)
Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL
Distance to k3joy: 11.55 miles
Azimuth to k3joy: 112.91 degrees
Depression angle to k3joy: -0.3271 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2837 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 k3joy and kj4ght:

Free space path loss: 101.17 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 127.00 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.83 dB
Field strength at kj4ght: 39.02 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 23.91 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 29.29 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kj4ght and k3joy, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8962 N,  82.6701 W,  2.29 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL
    34.8960 N,  82.6693 W,  2.34 miles, 1230.32 feet AMSL
    34.8957 N,  82.6685 W,  2.39 miles, 1276.25 feet AMSL
    34.8924 N,  82.6591 W,  2.97 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL
    34.8921 N,  82.6583 W,  3.02 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL
    34.8828 N,  82.6315 W,  4.67 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL
    34.8826 N,  82.6307 W,  4.72 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL
    34.8823 N,  82.6300 W,  4.76 miles, 1259.84 feet AMSL
    34.8807 N,  82.6252 W,  5.06 miles, 1250.00 feet AMSL
    34.8527 N,  82.5450 W, 10.00 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL

Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 496.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 5752.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 3486.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.