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

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 ka5wll: 12.51 miles
Azimuth to ka5wll: 316.39 degrees
Elevation angle to ka5wll: +0.0716 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0831 degrees

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Receiver site: ka5wll
Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL
Distance to n4iq: 12.51 miles
Azimuth to n4iq: 136.30 degrees
Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2527 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2284 degrees

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary for the link between n4iq and ka5wll:

Free space path loss: 101.87 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 122.82 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 20.95 dB
Field strength at ka5wll: 43.20 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 38.68 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 47.37 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Between ka5wll and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8936 N,  82.2895 W,  1.67 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL
    34.8931 N,  82.2889 W,  1.72 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL
    34.8904 N,  82.2857 W,  1.98 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL
    34.8589 N,  82.2491 W,  4.99 miles, 912.07 feet AMSL
    34.8540 N,  82.2434 W,  5.46 miles, 905.51 feet AMSL
    34.8377 N,  82.2244 W,  7.01 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL
    34.8371 N,  82.2238 W,  7.06 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL
    34.8360 N,  82.2225 W,  7.17 miles, 882.55 feet AMSL
    34.8246 N,  82.2093 W,  8.26 miles, 872.70 feet AMSL
    34.8197 N,  82.2036 W,  8.72 miles, 875.98 feet AMSL

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 122.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 3464.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 1560.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.