--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 9.11 miles
Azimuth to kb4ykj: 36.64 degrees
Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.1206 degrees

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Receiver 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 ke4kzs: 9.11 miles
Azimuth to ke4kzs: 216.70 degrees
Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.0113 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 kb4ykj:

Free space path loss: 99.11 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 114.03 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 14.92 dB
Field strength at kb4ykj: 51.99 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 106.40 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 130.31 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 kb4ykj must be raised to at least 6926.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 3958.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.