--==[ 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 gspnws: 5.16 miles
Azimuth to gspnws: 320.33 degrees
Elevation angle to gspnws: +0.2325 degrees

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Receiver site: gspnws
Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W)
Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL
Distance to kb4ykj: 5.16 miles
Azimuth to kb4ykj: 140.30 degrees
Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.3071 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 gspnws:

Free space path loss: 94.17 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 101.19 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 7.02 dB
Field strength at gspnws: 64.83 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 466.75 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 571.65 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 gspnws must be raised to at least 809.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 448.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.