--==[ 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
Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 10.65 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 354.94 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.2428 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 ka5wll: 10.65 miles
Azimuth to ka5wll: 174.93 degrees
Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.3970 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 packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 100.47 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 110.07 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.60 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 55.95 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 167.89 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 205.63 uV
Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode

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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 6230.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 2893.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.