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

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Transmitter site: kj4gtu
Site location: 34.8498 North / 82.3910 West (34° 50' 59" N / 82° 23' 27" W)
Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 49.08 feet
Distance to jonesgap: 21.66 miles
Azimuth to jonesgap: 331.55 degrees
Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0384 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0528 degrees

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Receiver site: jonesgap
Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W)
Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet
Distance to kj4gtu: 21.66 miles
Azimuth to kj4gtu: 151.44 degrees
Depression angle to kj4gtu: -0.3519 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +13.5442 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 kj4gtu and jonesgap:

Free space path loss: 106.63 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 205.41 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 98.78 dB
Field strength at jonesgap: -39.39 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between jonesgap and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1242 N,  82.5729 W,  0.09 miles, 1561.68 feet AMSL
    35.1235 N,  82.5724 W,  0.14 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL
    35.1228 N,  82.5719 W,  0.20 miles, 1673.23 feet AMSL
    35.1221 N,  82.5715 W,  0.25 miles, 1778.22 feet AMSL
    35.1214 N,  82.5710 W,  0.31 miles, 1801.18 feet AMSL
    35.1207 N,  82.5706 W,  0.36 miles, 1961.94 feet AMSL
    35.1200 N,  82.5701 W,  0.42 miles, 2198.16 feet AMSL
    35.1193 N,  82.5696 W,  0.47 miles, 2431.10 feet AMSL
    35.1186 N,  82.5692 W,  0.52 miles, 2470.47 feet AMSL

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1094.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 5671.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1842.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.