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

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Transmitter site: ki4mee
Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W)
Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet
Distance to ghssimpsonville: 20.08 miles
Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 250.33 degrees
Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.0635 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0117 degrees

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Receiver site: ghssimpsonville
Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W)
Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet
Distance to ki4mee: 20.08 miles
Azimuth to ki4mee: 70.14 degrees
Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2270 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2263 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 ki4mee and ghssimpsonville:

Free space path loss: 105.97 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 134.30 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 28.32 dB
Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 31.72 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 10.32 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.64 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ghssimpsonville and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7464 N,  82.1601 W,  5.33 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL
    34.7471 N,  82.1577 W,  5.47 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL
    34.7474 N,  82.1569 W,  5.52 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL
    34.7476 N,  82.1561 W,  5.57 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL
    34.7478 N,  82.1553 W,  5.61 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL
    34.7705 N,  82.0786 W, 10.24 miles, 797.24 feet AMSL
    34.7712 N,  82.0762 W, 10.39 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL
    34.7715 N,  82.0754 W, 10.44 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL
    34.7717 N,  82.0746 W, 10.48 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL
    34.8131 N,  81.9339 W, 18.97 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL
    34.8134 N,  81.9331 W, 19.02 miles, 780.84 feet AMSL
    34.8136 N,  81.9323 W, 19.06 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL
    34.8138 N,  81.9315 W, 19.11 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL

Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 822.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 6165.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 3754.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.