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

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 kj4gtq: 9.54 miles
Azimuth to kj4gtq: 220.22 degrees
Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.1064 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0824 degrees

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Receiver site: kj4gtq
Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W)
Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet
Distance to kb4ykj: 9.54 miles
Azimuth to kb4ykj: 40.16 degrees
Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.0317 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0149 degrees

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary for the link between kb4ykj and kj4gtq:

Free space path loss: 99.51 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 125.40 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.89 dB
Field strength at kj4gtq: 40.62 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 28.73 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 35.19 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Between kj4gtq and kb4ykj, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7219 N,  82.2691 W,  0.14 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL
    34.7242 N,  82.2667 W,  0.35 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL
    34.7254 N,  82.2655 W,  0.45 miles, 846.46 feet AMSL
    34.7300 N,  82.2608 W,  0.87 miles, 849.74 feet AMSL
    34.7312 N,  82.2596 W,  0.98 miles, 859.58 feet AMSL
    34.7318 N,  82.2590 W,  1.03 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL
    34.7323 N,  82.2584 W,  1.08 miles, 866.14 feet AMSL
    34.7341 N,  82.2566 W,  1.24 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL
    34.7358 N,  82.2548 W,  1.40 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL
    34.7364 N,  82.2542 W,  1.45 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL
    34.7370 N,  82.2536 W,  1.50 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL
    34.7376 N,  82.2530 W,  1.55 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL

Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 86.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 6681.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 3555.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.