--==[ 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 w4jto: 20.30 miles
Azimuth to w4jto: 307.72 degrees
Depression angle to w4jto: -0.0399 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0145 degrees

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Receiver site: w4jto
Site location: 34.8994 North / 82.5414 West (34° 53' 57" N / 82° 32' 28" W)
Ground elevation: 1089.24 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1109.24 feet AMSL
Distance to ke4kzs: 20.30 miles
Azimuth to ke4kzs: 127.56 degrees
Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.2539 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0346 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 w4jto:

Free space path loss: 106.07 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 133.59 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 27.52 dB
Field strength at w4jto: 32.43 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.20 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.71 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between w4jto and ke4kzs, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8984 N,  82.5397 W,  0.12 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL
    34.8890 N,  82.5249 W,  1.18 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL
    34.8886 N,  82.5242 W,  1.23 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL
    34.8579 N,  82.4755 W,  4.71 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL
    34.8574 N,  82.4748 W,  4.76 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL
    34.8441 N,  82.4537 W,  6.27 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL
    34.8436 N,  82.4530 W,  6.32 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL
    34.8427 N,  82.4516 W,  6.43 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL
    34.8423 N,  82.4509 W,  6.48 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL
    34.8418 N,  82.4502 W,  6.53 miles, 1049.87 feet AMSL
    34.8365 N,  82.4417 W,  7.13 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL
    34.8245 N,  82.4227 W,  8.49 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL
    34.7504 N,  82.3059 W, 16.87 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL

Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 144.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 6093.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at w4jto must be raised to at least 2227.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.