--==[ 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 n4iq: 13.99 miles
Azimuth to n4iq: 139.39 degrees
Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2310 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0149 degrees

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Receiver site: n4iq
Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W)
Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL
Distance to kb4pqa: 13.99 miles
Azimuth to kb4pqa: 319.48 degrees
Elevation angle to kb4pqa: +0.0286 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0401 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 n4iq:

Free space path loss: 102.83 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 137.59 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.76 dB
Field strength at n4iq: 28.42 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.06 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 8.65 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between n4iq and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8064 N,  82.1850 W,  2.40 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL
    34.8087 N,  82.1874 W,  2.61 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL
    34.8093 N,  82.1880 W,  2.66 miles, 836.61 feet AMSL
    34.8214 N,  82.2006 W,  3.76 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL
    34.8226 N,  82.2018 W,  3.87 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL
    34.8526 N,  82.2331 W,  6.59 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL
    34.8543 N,  82.2349 W,  6.75 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL
    34.8716 N,  82.2529 W,  8.32 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL
    34.8722 N,  82.2535 W,  8.38 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL
    34.8860 N,  82.2680 W,  9.64 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL
    34.8866 N,  82.2686 W,  9.69 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL
    34.8872 N,  82.2692 W,  9.74 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL
    34.9287 N,  82.3125 W, 13.52 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.9292 N,  82.3131 W, 13.57 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL

Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 1069.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 5527.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at n4iq must be raised to at least 3670.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.