--==[ 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
Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet
Distance to ka5wll: 10.65 miles
Azimuth to ka5wll: 174.93 degrees
Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.3970 degrees

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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
Antenna height above average terrain: 26.63 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 10.65 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 354.94 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.2428 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 ka5wll:

Free space path loss: 100.47 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 105.90 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 5.43 dB
Field strength at ka5wll: 60.12 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 271.36 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 332.34 uV
Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode

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No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 3995.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ka5wll must be raised to at least 657.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.