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

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Transmitter site: ke4hgx
Site location: 34.8070 North / 82.5653 West (34° 48' 25" N / 82° 33' 55" W)
Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 5.49 feet
Distance to caesars_head: 21.27 miles
Azimuth to caesars_head: 353.48 degrees
Elevation angle to caesars_head: +1.0487 degrees

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Receiver site: caesars_head
Site location: 35.1128 North / 82.6081 West (35° 6' 45" N / 82° 36' 28" W)
Ground elevation: 3024.93 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 300.00 feet AGL / 3324.93 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 1317.04 feet
Distance to ke4hgx: 21.27 miles
Azimuth to ke4hgx: 173.46 degrees
Depression angle to ke4hgx: -1.3564 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 ke4hgx and caesars_head:

Free space path loss: 106.47 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 107.50 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 1.03 dB
Field strength at caesars_head: 58.51 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 225.56 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 276.26 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 caesars_head must be raised to at least 12388.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 5713.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.