--==[ 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_55: 12.50 miles
Azimuth to gspnws_55: 169.84 degrees
Depression angle to gspnws_55: -0.1598 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1332 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
Antenna height above average terrain: 117.70 feet
Distance to kj4ctd: 12.50 miles
Azimuth to kj4ctd: 349.86 degrees
Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.0211 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0168 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_55:

Free space path loss: 101.86 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 126.59 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.73 dB
Field strength at gspnws_55: 39.43 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 25.08 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 30.71 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between gspnws_55 and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    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_55 must be raised to at least 86.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 6775.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at gspnws_55 must be raised to at least 4003.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.