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

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Transmitter site: k4jf
Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W)
Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 31.02 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 14.25 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 351.98 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.1586 degrees

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Receiver site: packs-ridge
Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet
Distance to k4jf: 14.25 miles
Azimuth to k4jf: 171.96 degrees
Depression angle to k4jf: -0.3648 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 k4jf and packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 102.99 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 118.59 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.59 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 47.43 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 62.99 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 77.14 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 6011.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 2704.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.