--==[ 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 kb4pqa: 9.05 miles
Azimuth to kb4pqa: 176.95 degrees
Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.4657 degrees

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Receiver site: kb4pqa
Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W)
Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -7.79 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 9.05 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 356.95 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.3347 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3376 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 kb4pqa:

Free space path loss: 99.05 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 105.20 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 6.15 dB
Field strength at kb4pqa: 60.82 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 294.19 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 360.30 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 kb4pqa must be raised to at least 3452.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kb4pqa must be raised to at least 618.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.