--==[ 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_55: 5.16 miles
Azimuth to gspnws_55: 320.33 degrees
Elevation angle to gspnws_55: +0.2640 degrees

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Receiver site: gspnws_55
Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W)
Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL
Distance to kb4ykj: 5.16 miles
Azimuth to kb4ykj: 140.30 degrees
Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.3387 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_55:

Free space path loss: 94.17 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 99.90 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 5.73 dB
Field strength at gspnws_55: 66.12 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 541.25 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 662.89 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_55 must be raised to at least 809.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 448.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.