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

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Transmitter site: kj4bkn
Site location: 35.3616 North / 82.1483 West (35° 21' 41" N / 82° 8' 53" W)
Ground elevation: 1115.49 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1135.49 feet AMSL
Distance to caesars_head: 31.13 miles
Azimuth to caesars_head: 236.60 degrees
Elevation angle to caesars_head: +0.5381 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6953 degrees

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Receiver site: caesars_head
Site location: 35.1128 North / 82.6081 West (35° 6' 45" N / 82° 36' 28" W)
Ground elevation: 3024.93 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 300.00 feet AGL / 3324.93 feet AMSL
Distance to kj4bkn: 31.13 miles
Azimuth to kj4bkn: 56.34 degrees
Depression angle to kj4bkn: -0.9885 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.7780 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 kj4bkn and caesars_head:

Free space path loss: 109.78 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 133.56 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 23.78 dB
Field strength at caesars_head: 32.46 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.23 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.76 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between caesars_head and kj4bkn, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1523 N,  82.5354 W,  4.93 miles, 2988.85 feet AMSL
    35.1547 N,  82.5311 W,  5.23 miles, 3011.81 feet AMSL
    35.1551 N,  82.5303 W,  5.28 miles, 3031.50 feet AMSL
    35.1555 N,  82.5296 W,  5.33 miles, 3103.67 feet AMSL
    35.1559 N,  82.5289 W,  5.38 miles, 3136.48 feet AMSL
    35.1563 N,  82.5281 W,  5.42 miles, 3166.01 feet AMSL
    35.1567 N,  82.5274 W,  5.47 miles, 3231.63 feet AMSL
    35.1571 N,  82.5267 W,  5.52 miles, 3248.03 feet AMSL
    35.2939 N,  82.2739 W, 22.64 miles, 1807.74 feet AMSL

Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 1047.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 10444.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at caesars_head must be raised to at least 2980.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.