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

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Transmitter site: packs-ridge
Site location: 35.0647 North / 82.3265 West (35° 3' 52" N / 82° 19' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 1305.77 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1311.77 feet AMSL
Distance to jonesgap: 14.59 miles
Azimuth to jonesgap: 286.76 degrees
Depression angle to jonesgap: -0.0201 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0032 degrees

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Receiver site: jonesgap
Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W)
Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL
Distance to packs-ridge: 14.59 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 106.62 degrees
Depression angle to packs-ridge: -0.1910 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +2.6400 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 packs-ridge and jonesgap:

Free space path loss: 103.20 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 139.02 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 35.82 dB
Field strength at jonesgap: 27.00 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.99 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 7.34 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between jonesgap and packs-ridge, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1244 N,  82.5701 W,  0.21 miles, 1473.10 feet AMSL
    35.1236 N,  82.5668 W,  0.40 miles, 1555.12 feet AMSL
    35.1228 N,  82.5636 W,  0.59 miles, 1607.61 feet AMSL
    35.1226 N,  82.5628 W,  0.64 miles, 1633.86 feet AMSL
    35.1224 N,  82.5620 W,  0.69 miles, 1650.26 feet AMSL
    35.1222 N,  82.5612 W,  0.73 miles, 1660.11 feet AMSL
    35.1220 N,  82.5604 W,  0.78 miles, 1774.93 feet AMSL
    35.1104 N,  82.5126 W,  3.60 miles, 1696.19 feet AMSL
    35.1102 N,  82.5118 W,  3.65 miles, 1742.13 feet AMSL

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 501.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1026.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 750.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.