--==[ 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 wa4bvw: 22.92 miles
Azimuth to wa4bvw: 341.95 degrees
Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0478 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0010 degrees

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Receiver site: wa4bvw
Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W)
Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -174.22 feet
Distance to n4iq: 22.92 miles
Azimuth to n4iq: 161.88 degrees
Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2839 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1923 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 wa4bvw:

Free space path loss: 107.12 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 155.25 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 48.13 dB
Field strength at wa4bvw: 10.76 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.92 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.13 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between wa4bvw and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0897 N,  82.2809 W,  0.41 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL
    35.0889 N,  82.2806 W,  0.46 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL
    35.0843 N,  82.2787 W,  0.80 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL
    35.0835 N,  82.2784 W,  0.86 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL
    35.0789 N,  82.2765 W,  1.20 miles, 1062.99 feet AMSL
    35.0781 N,  82.2762 W,  1.25 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL
    35.0773 N,  82.2759 W,  1.31 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL
    35.0766 N,  82.2756 W,  1.36 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL
    34.9512 N,  82.2256 W, 10.48 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL
    34.9488 N,  82.2246 W, 10.65 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL
    34.9481 N,  82.2243 W, 10.71 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL
    34.9473 N,  82.2240 W, 10.76 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL
    34.9465 N,  82.2237 W, 10.82 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL
    34.9457 N,  82.2234 W, 10.87 miles, 984.25 feet AMSL
    34.9450 N,  82.2231 W, 10.93 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL
    34.9434 N,  82.2225 W, 11.04 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL
    34.9426 N,  82.2222 W, 11.10 miles, 1007.22 feet AMSL
    34.9094 N,  82.2089 W, 13.52 miles, 954.72 feet AMSL
    34.9086 N,  82.2086 W, 13.58 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL
    34.9078 N,  82.2083 W, 13.63 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL
    34.9063 N,  82.2077 W, 13.74 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL
    34.9001 N,  82.2052 W, 14.19 miles, 964.57 feet AMSL
    34.8993 N,  82.2049 W, 14.25 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.8985 N,  82.2046 W, 14.31 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL
    34.8977 N,  82.2043 W, 14.36 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL
    34.8846 N,  82.1991 W, 15.32 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL

Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 519.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 8809.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 1550.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.