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

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Transmitter site: ka5wll
Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL
Distance to kj4hyd: 12.67 miles
Azimuth to kj4hyd: 164.93 degrees
Depression angle to kj4hyd: -0.1872 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1500 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 ka5wll: 12.67 miles
Azimuth to ka5wll: 344.96 degrees
Elevation angle to ka5wll: +0.0038 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0424 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 ka5wll and kj4hyd:

Free space path loss: 101.98 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 135.11 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 33.13 dB
Field strength at kj4hyd: 30.91 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.40 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.51 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kj4hyd and ka5wll, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7432 N,  82.2548 W,  0.66 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL
    34.7574 N,  82.2595 W,  1.68 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL
    34.7598 N,  82.2603 W,  1.85 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL
    34.7630 N,  82.2613 W,  2.08 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.7638 N,  82.2616 W,  2.13 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL
    34.8018 N,  82.2740 W,  4.85 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL
    34.8026 N,  82.2743 W,  4.91 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL
    34.8042 N,  82.2748 W,  5.02 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL
    34.8058 N,  82.2753 W,  5.14 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL
    34.8113 N,  82.2771 W,  5.53 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL
    34.8121 N,  82.2774 W,  5.59 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL
    34.8153 N,  82.2784 W,  5.82 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL
    34.8161 N,  82.2787 W,  5.87 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.8168 N,  82.2789 W,  5.93 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL
    34.8343 N,  82.2847 W,  7.18 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL

Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 192.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 5769.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kj4hyd must be raised to at least 2403.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.