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

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Transmitter site: kb4rdv
Site location: 34.8295 North / 82.3409 West (34° 49' 46" N / 82° 20' 27" W)
Ground elevation: 938.32 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 958.32 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 37.83 feet
Distance to ke4kzs: 8.90 miles
Azimuth to ke4kzs: 148.12 degrees
Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.1244 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0102 degrees

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Receiver site: ke4kzs
Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W)
Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet
Distance to kb4rdv: 8.90 miles
Azimuth to kb4rdv: 328.17 degrees
Depression angle to kb4rdv: -0.0044 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0643 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 kb4rdv and ke4kzs:

Free space path loss: 98.91 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 122.99 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.08 dB
Field strength at ke4kzs: 43.03 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 37.95 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 46.48 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ke4kzs and kb4rdv, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7517 N,  82.2820 W,  2.58 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL
    34.7531 N,  82.2830 W,  2.68 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL
    34.7544 N,  82.2840 W,  2.79 miles, 941.60 feet AMSL
    34.7564 N,  82.2855 W,  2.95 miles, 944.88 feet AMSL
    34.7584 N,  82.2870 W,  3.12 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL
    34.7591 N,  82.2875 W,  3.17 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL
    34.7690 N,  82.2951 W,  3.98 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL
    34.7963 N,  82.3157 W,  6.20 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL
    34.7989 N,  82.3177 W,  6.41 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL
    34.7996 N,  82.3182 W,  6.47 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL
    34.8003 N,  82.3187 W,  6.52 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL
    34.8022 N,  82.3202 W,  6.69 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL

Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 134.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 4082.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 2056.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.