--==[ 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 kb1efa: 15.26 miles
Azimuth to kb1efa: 169.70 degrees
Depression angle to kb1efa: -0.1361 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.5923 degrees

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Receiver site: kb1efa
Site location: 34.6086 North / 82.1142 West (34° 36' 30" N / 82° 6' 51" W)
Ground elevation: 807.09 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 827.09 feet AMSL
Distance to kb4ykj: 15.26 miles
Azimuth to kb4ykj: 349.73 degrees
Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.0848 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0615 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 kb1efa:

Free space path loss: 103.59 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 140.68 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.09 dB
Field strength at kb1efa: 25.34 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.95 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 6.06 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kb1efa and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.6452 N,  82.1223 W,  2.57 miles, 816.93 feet AMSL
    34.6460 N,  82.1224 W,  2.63 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL
    34.6469 N,  82.1226 W,  2.69 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL
    34.6477 N,  82.1228 W,  2.75 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL
    34.6485 N,  82.1230 W,  2.80 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL
    34.6493 N,  82.1232 W,  2.86 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL
    34.7461 N,  82.1445 W,  9.66 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL
    34.8242 N,  82.1618 W, 15.15 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL

Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 1045.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 12124.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kb1efa must be raised to at least 7326.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.