--==[ 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 ke4kzs: 16.07 miles
Azimuth to ke4kzs: 131.46 degrees
Depression angle to ke4kzs: -0.2248 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0234 degrees

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Receiver 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 kf4rvh: 16.07 miles
Azimuth to kf4rvh: 311.59 degrees
Depression angle to kf4rvh: -0.0077 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0026 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 ke4kzs:

Free space path loss: 104.04 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 132.66 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.62 dB
Field strength at ke4kzs: 33.36 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.46 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.26 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ke4kzs and kf4rvh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7419 N,  82.2880 W,  2.27 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL
    34.7439 N,  82.2907 W,  2.48 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.7444 N,  82.2914 W,  2.53 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL
    34.7532 N,  82.3035 W,  3.45 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL
    34.8061 N,  82.3763 W,  8.97 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.8066 N,  82.3769 W,  9.02 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.8071 N,  82.3776 W,  9.07 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL
    34.8076 N,  82.3783 W,  9.12 miles, 1003.94 feet AMSL
    34.8390 N,  82.4215 W, 12.39 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL
    34.8727 N,  82.4680 W, 15.91 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL

Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 319.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 10521.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ke4kzs must be raised to at least 5177.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.