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

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Transmitter site: kb4ykj
Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W)
Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL
Distance to ghsgreer: 8.04 miles
Azimuth to ghsgreer: 324.71 degrees
Elevation angle to ghsgreer: +0.1149 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1333 degrees

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Receiver site: ghsgreer
Site location: 34.9208 North / 82.2442 West (34° 55' 14" N / 82° 14' 39" W)
Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL
Distance to kb4ykj: 8.04 miles
Azimuth to kb4ykj: 144.66 degrees
Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.2313 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1921 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 kb4ykj and ghsgreer:

Free space path loss: 98.02 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 116.06 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 18.04 dB
Field strength at ghsgreer: 49.96 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 84.25 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 103.18 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ghsgreer and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.9117 N,  82.2362 W,  0.78 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.9110 N,  82.2357 W,  0.83 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.9091 N,  82.2341 W,  0.99 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.9085 N,  82.2335 W,  1.04 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.9079 N,  82.2330 W,  1.10 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL
    34.8738 N,  82.2035 W,  3.98 miles, 931.76 feet AMSL

Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 69.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 1314.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ghsgreer must be raised to at least 735.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.