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

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Transmitter site: kb4pqa
Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W)
Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL
Distance to k4jf: 5.29 miles
Azimuth to k4jf: 163.40 degrees
Depression angle to k4jf: -0.0585 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.2380 degrees

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Receiver 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
Distance to kb4pqa: 5.29 miles
Azimuth to kb4pqa: 343.42 degrees
Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.0181 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0115 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 kb4pqa and k4jf:

Free space path loss: 94.39 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 121.37 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.98 dB
Field strength at k4jf: 44.65 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 45.73 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 56.01 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between k4jf and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8657 N,  82.2932 W,  0.38 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL
    34.8665 N,  82.2935 W,  0.43 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL
    34.8955 N,  82.3040 W,  2.52 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.9033 N,  82.3069 W,  3.09 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.9041 N,  82.3071 W,  3.14 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL
    34.9064 N,  82.3080 W,  3.31 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL
    34.9198 N,  82.3128 W,  4.27 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL
    34.9284 N,  82.3160 W,  4.89 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL
    34.9292 N,  82.3162 W,  4.95 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL

Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 453.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 2505.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 1446.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.