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

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Transmitter site: kj4ctd
Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W)
Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 10.43 feet
Distance to gspnws: 12.50 miles
Azimuth to gspnws: 169.84 degrees
Depression angle to gspnws: -0.1728 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1671 degrees

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Receiver site: gspnws
Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W)
Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 102.70 feet
Distance to kj4ctd: 12.50 miles
Azimuth to kj4ctd: 349.86 degrees
Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.0081 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0016 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 kj4ctd and gspnws:

Free space path loss: 101.86 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 128.67 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 26.82 dB
Field strength at gspnws: 37.34 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 19.71 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 24.15 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between gspnws and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.9376 N,  82.2321 W,  3.81 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL
    34.9385 N,  82.2323 W,  3.87 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL
    34.9393 N,  82.2325 W,  3.93 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL
    34.9401 N,  82.2327 W,  3.98 miles, 1030.18 feet AMSL

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 86.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 6775.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at gspnws must be raised to at least 4003.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.