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

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Transmitter site: ke4kzs
Site location: 34.7201 North / 82.2581 West (34° 43' 12" N / 82° 15' 29" W)
Ground elevation: 889.11 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 909.11 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 83.41 feet
Distance to aj4ik: 2.55 miles
Azimuth to aj4ik: 24.76 degrees
Depression angle to aj4ik: -0.3401 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3341 degrees

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Receiver site: aj4ik
Site location: 34.7535 North / 82.2393 West (34° 45' 12" N / 82° 14' 21" W)
Ground elevation: 813.65 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 833.65 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 4.49 feet
Distance to ke4kzs: 2.55 miles
Azimuth to ke4kzs: 204.78 degrees
Elevation angle to ke4kzs: +0.3033 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4441 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 ke4kzs and aj4ik:

Free space path loss: 88.03 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 108.25 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.22 dB
Field strength at aj4ik: 57.76 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 206.92 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 253.42 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between aj4ik and ke4kzs, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7411 N,  82.2462 W,  0.94 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL
    34.7404 N,  82.2467 W,  1.00 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL
    34.7390 N,  82.2475 W,  1.11 miles, 879.27 feet AMSL

Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 45.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 1951.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at aj4ik must be raised to at least 1144.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.