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

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Transmitter site: kf4rvh
Site location: 34.8742 North / 82.4701 West (34° 52' 27" N / 82° 28' 12" W)
Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 64.57 feet
Distance to jonesgap: 18.31 miles
Azimuth to jonesgap: 341.36 degrees
Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0789 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0930 degrees

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Receiver site: jonesgap
Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W)
Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet
Distance to kf4rvh: 18.31 miles
Azimuth to kf4rvh: 161.30 degrees
Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.3439 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +30.2727 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 kf4rvh and jonesgap:

Free space path loss: 105.17 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 175.96 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 70.79 dB
Field strength at jonesgap: -9.94 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.09 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.10 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between jonesgap and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1246 N,  82.5733 W,  0.05 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL
    35.1238 N,  82.5730 W,  0.11 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL
    35.1230 N,  82.5727 W,  0.16 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL
    35.1223 N,  82.5724 W,  0.22 miles, 1719.16 feet AMSL
    35.1215 N,  82.5720 W,  0.28 miles, 1778.22 feet AMSL
    35.1207 N,  82.5717 W,  0.33 miles, 1919.29 feet AMSL
    35.1200 N,  82.5714 W,  0.39 miles, 2158.79 feet AMSL
    35.1192 N,  82.5711 W,  0.44 miles, 2434.38 feet AMSL
    35.1184 N,  82.5708 W,  0.50 miles, 2457.35 feet AMSL

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1082.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 7484.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 4182.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.