--==[ 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 wd4dyh: 22.77 miles
Azimuth to wd4dyh: 322.20 degrees
Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0397 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0262 degrees

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Receiver site: wd4dyh
Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W)
Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -105.02 feet
Distance to n4iq: 22.77 miles
Azimuth to n4iq: 142.06 degrees
Depression angle to n4iq: -0.2899 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.5470 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 wd4dyh:

Free space path loss: 107.07 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 171.50 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 64.44 dB
Field strength at wd4dyh: -5.49 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.14 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.17 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between wd4dyh and n4iq, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0382 N,  82.4024 W,  0.17 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL
    35.0376 N,  82.4018 W,  0.22 miles, 1115.49 feet AMSL
    35.0370 N,  82.4012 W,  0.28 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL
    35.0364 N,  82.4007 W,  0.33 miles, 1148.29 feet AMSL
    35.0286 N,  82.3932 W,  1.02 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL
    35.0280 N,  82.3926 W,  1.07 miles, 1200.79 feet AMSL
    35.0274 N,  82.3920 W,  1.12 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL
    34.8944 N,  82.2657 W, 12.77 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.8938 N,  82.2651 W, 12.82 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.8932 N,  82.2646 W, 12.87 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL
    34.8926 N,  82.2640 W, 12.93 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL
    34.8369 N,  82.2113 W, 17.80 miles, 862.86 feet AMSL
    34.8248 N,  82.1999 W, 18.85 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 310.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 6520.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 2810.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.