--==[ 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 kg4fqg: 18.45 miles
Azimuth to kg4fqg: 212.57 degrees
Depression angle to kg4fqg: -0.1605 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0325 degrees

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Receiver site: kg4fqg
Site location: 34.8363 North / 82.4343 West (34° 50' 10" N / 82° 26' 3" W)
Ground elevation: 1020.34 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1040.34 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 77.97 feet
Distance to kj4ctd: 18.45 miles
Azimuth to kj4ctd: 32.47 degrees
Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.1065 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0795 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 kg4fqg:

Free space path loss: 105.24 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 135.37 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 30.13 dB
Field strength at kg4fqg: 30.65 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.12 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.17 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kg4fqg and kj4ctd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8759 N,  82.4035 W,  3.25 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL
    34.8792 N,  82.4010 W,  3.52 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL
    34.8871 N,  82.3948 W,  4.16 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL
    34.8878 N,  82.3943 W,  4.22 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL
    34.8891 N,  82.3933 W,  4.33 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL
    34.8897 N,  82.3928 W,  4.38 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL
    34.8910 N,  82.3918 W,  4.49 miles, 1181.10 feet AMSL
    34.8917 N,  82.3913 W,  4.54 miles, 1223.75 feet AMSL
    34.8924 N,  82.3907 W,  4.59 miles, 1315.62 feet AMSL
    34.8930 N,  82.3902 W,  4.65 miles, 1354.99 feet AMSL
    34.8937 N,  82.3897 W,  4.70 miles, 1354.99 feet AMSL

Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 485.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 10786.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kg4fqg must be raised to at least 6567.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.