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

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Transmitter site: kj4hyd
Site location: 34.7340 North / 82.2518 West (34° 44' 2" N / 82° 15' 6" W)
Ground elevation: 866.14 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 886.14 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 52.38 feet
Distance to k4jf: 9.03 miles
Azimuth to k4jf: 345.64 degrees
Elevation angle to k4jf: +0.0333 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0423 degrees

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Receiver site: k4jf
Site location: 34.8605 North / 82.2913 West (34° 51' 37" N / 82° 17' 28" W)
Ground elevation: 948.16 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 968.16 feet AMSL
Distance to kj4hyd: 9.03 miles
Azimuth to kj4hyd: 165.62 degrees
Depression angle to kj4hyd: -0.1639 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1481 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 kj4hyd and k4jf:

Free space path loss: 99.03 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 123.30 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 24.27 dB
Field strength at k4jf: 42.72 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 36.61 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 44.84 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between k4jf and kj4hyd, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8390 N,  82.2846 W,  1.53 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL
    34.8382 N,  82.2843 W,  1.59 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL
    34.8374 N,  82.2841 W,  1.65 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL
    34.8366 N,  82.2838 W,  1.71 miles, 948.16 feet AMSL
    34.8358 N,  82.2836 W,  1.76 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL
    34.8350 N,  82.2833 W,  1.82 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.8215 N,  82.2791 W,  2.78 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.8207 N,  82.2789 W,  2.84 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL
    34.8127 N,  82.2764 W,  3.41 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.7674 N,  82.2622 W,  6.64 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.7650 N,  82.2615 W,  6.81 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL

Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 152.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 3415.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at k4jf must be raised to at least 1565.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.