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

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Transmitter site: kj4egp
Site location: 34.8235 North / 82.5882 West (34° 49' 24" N / 82° 35' 17" W)
Ground elevation: 1049.87 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1069.87 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 93.76 feet
Distance to ghssimpsonville: 20.56 miles
Azimuth to ghssimpsonville: 110.19 degrees
Depression angle to ghssimpsonville: -0.2214 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2195 degrees

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Receiver site: ghssimpsonville
Site location: 34.7203 North / 82.2483 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 14' 53" W)
Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 932.39 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 110.74 feet
Distance to kj4egp: 20.56 miles
Azimuth to kj4egp: 290.38 degrees
Depression angle to kj4egp: -0.0763 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0751 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 kj4egp and ghssimpsonville:

Free space path loss: 106.18 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 127.82 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.64 dB
Field strength at ghssimpsonville: 38.20 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 21.77 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 26.66 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ghssimpsonville and kj4egp, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7524 N,  82.3536 W,  6.38 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL
    34.7546 N,  82.3608 W,  6.81 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.7567 N,  82.3680 W,  7.25 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL
    34.7577 N,  82.3712 W,  7.44 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL
    34.7589 N,  82.3752 W,  7.68 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL
    34.7596 N,  82.3775 W,  7.82 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL
    34.7601 N,  82.3791 W,  7.92 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL
    34.7606 N,  82.3807 W,  8.02 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL

Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 126.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 6748.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ghssimpsonville must be raised to at least 2158.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.