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

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Transmitter site: n4iq
Site location: 34.7800 North / 82.1575 West (34° 46' 48" N / 82° 9' 27" W)
Ground elevation: 790.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 810.68 feet AMSL
Distance to af4rn: 12.76 miles
Azimuth to af4rn: 176.50 degrees
Depression angle to af4rn: -0.1370 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1959 degrees

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Receiver site: af4rn
Site location: 34.5958 North / 82.1438 West (34° 35' 44" N / 82° 8' 37" W)
Ground elevation: 738.19 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 758.19 feet AMSL
Distance to n4iq: 12.76 miles
Azimuth to n4iq: 356.51 degrees
Depression angle to n4iq: -0.0477 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.6023 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 n4iq and af4rn:

Free space path loss: 102.03 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 148.84 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 46.81 dB
Field strength at af4rn: 17.18 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.93 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.37 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between af4rn and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.5989 N,  82.1441 W,  0.22 miles, 771.00 feet AMSL
    34.5997 N,  82.1441 W,  0.27 miles, 793.96 feet AMSL
    34.6138 N,  82.1452 W,  1.25 miles, 790.68 feet AMSL
    34.6147 N,  82.1452 W,  1.31 miles, 807.09 feet AMSL
    34.6155 N,  82.1453 W,  1.37 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL
    34.6379 N,  82.1470 W,  2.92 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL
    34.6396 N,  82.1471 W,  3.03 miles, 813.65 feet AMSL
    34.7427 N,  82.1547 W, 10.17 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL
    34.7435 N,  82.1548 W, 10.23 miles, 820.21 feet AMSL
    34.7443 N,  82.1549 W, 10.28 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL
    34.7451 N,  82.1549 W, 10.34 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL
    34.7476 N,  82.1551 W, 10.51 miles, 843.18 feet AMSL
    34.7526 N,  82.1555 W, 10.86 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL
    34.7535 N,  82.1555 W, 10.92 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL
    34.7659 N,  82.1565 W, 11.78 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL
    34.7668 N,  82.1565 W, 11.84 miles, 839.90 feet AMSL

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 579.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 6467.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at af4rn must be raised to at least 3285.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.