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

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Transmitter site: ki4mln
Site location: 34.7814 North / 82.3068 West (34° 46' 53" N / 82° 18' 24" W)
Ground elevation: 928.48 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 948.48 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 63.23 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 19.60 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 356.75 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0593 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1115 degrees

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Receiver site: packs-ridge
Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet
Distance to ki4mln: 19.60 miles
Azimuth to ki4mln: 176.74 degrees
Depression angle to ki4mln: -0.3430 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3276 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 ki4mln and packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 105.76 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 126.15 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.38 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 39.87 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 26.37 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 32.30 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between packs-ridge and ki4mln, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8712 N,  82.3131 W, 13.39 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL
    34.8512 N,  82.3117 W, 14.77 miles, 1013.78 feet AMSL
    34.8504 N,  82.3116 W, 14.83 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL
    34.8496 N,  82.3116 W, 14.88 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL
    34.8488 N,  82.3115 W, 14.94 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL
    34.8479 N,  82.3114 W, 15.00 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL
    34.8471 N,  82.3114 W, 15.06 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL
    34.8463 N,  82.3113 W, 15.12 miles, 1072.83 feet AMSL
    34.8446 N,  82.3112 W, 15.23 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL
    34.8438 N,  82.3112 W, 15.29 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL
    34.8429 N,  82.3111 W, 15.35 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL
    34.8421 N,  82.3110 W, 15.40 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL
    34.8413 N,  82.3110 W, 15.46 miles, 1135.17 feet AMSL

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 729.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 9569.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 3560.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.