--==[ 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 n4mmw: 11.41 miles
Azimuth to n4mmw: 175.24 degrees
Depression angle to n4mmw: -0.4031 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.3939 degrees

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Receiver site: n4mmw
Site location: 34.9001 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 0" N / 82° 18' 35" W)
Ground elevation: 954.72 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 974.72 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 10.02 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 11.41 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 355.25 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.2380 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.8047 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 n4mmw:

Free space path loss: 101.06 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 118.42 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.36 dB
Field strength at n4mmw: 47.60 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 64.20 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 78.62 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between n4mmw and packs-ridge, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.9022 N,  82.3100 W,  0.14 miles, 987.53 feet AMSL
    34.9030 N,  82.3101 W,  0.20 miles, 997.38 feet AMSL
    34.9038 N,  82.3101 W,  0.26 miles, 1000.66 feet AMSL

Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 41.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 4285.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at n4mmw must be raised to at least 710.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.