--==[ 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 kb4ykj: 18.94 miles
Azimuth to kb4ykj: 150.53 degrees
Depression angle to kb4ykj: -0.3941 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3896 degrees

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Receiver site: kb4ykj
Site location: 34.8259 North / 82.1622 West (34° 49' 33" N / 82° 9' 43" W)
Ground elevation: 843.18 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 863.18 feet AMSL
Distance to packs-ridge: 18.94 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 330.62 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.1199 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1316 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 kb4ykj:

Free space path loss: 105.47 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 122.07 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 16.60 dB
Field strength at kb4ykj: 43.95 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 42.19 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 51.67 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kb4ykj and packs-ridge, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.8759 N,  82.1965 W,  3.97 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL
    34.8773 N,  82.1974 W,  4.07 miles, 980.97 feet AMSL
    34.8786 N,  82.1984 W,  4.18 miles, 990.81 feet AMSL

Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 110.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 3615.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kb4ykj must be raised to at least 517.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.