--==[ 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
Distance to k3joy: 3.51 miles
Azimuth to k3joy: 233.46 degrees
Depression angle to k3joy: -0.3600 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1263 degrees

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Receiver site: k3joy
Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W)
Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet
Distance to kf4rvh: 3.51 miles
Azimuth to kf4rvh: 53.43 degrees
Elevation angle to kf4rvh: +0.3092 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4615 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 k3joy:

Free space path loss: 90.83 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 106.65 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 15.82 dB
Field strength at k3joy: 59.37 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 248.98 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 304.94 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between k3joy and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8526 N,  82.5057 W,  1.00 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL
    34.8530 N,  82.5049 W,  1.05 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL
    34.8539 N,  82.5035 W,  1.15 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL
    34.8543 N,  82.5028 W,  1.20 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL
    34.8720 N,  82.4736 W,  3.26 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL

Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 178.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 1642.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 976.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.