--==[ 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 gspnws_55: 17.85 miles
Azimuth to gspnws_55: 284.61 degrees
Elevation angle to gspnws_55: +0.0077 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0474 degrees

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Receiver site: gspnws_55
Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W)
Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 55.00 feet AGL / 1006.44 feet AMSL
Distance to ki4mee: 17.85 miles
Azimuth to ki4mee: 104.44 degrees
Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2661 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1409 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 gspnws_55:

Free space path loss: 104.95 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 130.37 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 25.42 dB
Field strength at gspnws_55: 35.65 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.22 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.87 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between gspnws_55 and ki4mee, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8787 N,  82.1983 W,  1.29 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL
    34.8213 N,  81.9285 W, 17.09 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL
    34.8210 N,  81.9269 W, 17.19 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 202.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 6540.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 3376.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.