--==[ 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 k3joy: 7.32 miles
Azimuth to k3joy: 266.86 degrees
Depression angle to k3joy: -0.1649 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1310 degrees

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Receiver site: k3joy
Site location: 34.8439 North / 82.5198 West (34° 50' 38" N / 82° 31' 11" W)
Ground elevation: 941.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 961.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -34.88 feet
Distance to kj4gtu: 7.32 miles
Azimuth to kj4gtu: 86.79 degrees
Elevation angle to kj4gtu: +0.0590 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0738 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 k3joy:

Free space path loss: 97.20 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 113.71 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.51 dB
Field strength at k3joy: 52.31 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 110.41 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 135.23 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between k3joy and kj4gtu, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8468 N,  82.4576 W,  3.53 miles, 994.09 feet AMSL
    34.8468 N,  82.4568 W,  3.58 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL
    34.8469 N,  82.4551 W,  3.67 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL
    34.8469 N,  82.4543 W,  3.72 miles, 1017.06 feet AMSL
    34.8470 N,  82.4534 W,  3.77 miles, 1023.62 feet AMSL
    34.8472 N,  82.4476 W,  4.10 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL
    34.8473 N,  82.4468 W,  4.15 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL
    34.8473 N,  82.4459 W,  4.19 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL

Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 123.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 3035.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at k3joy must be raised to at least 1273.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.