--==[ 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 red_cross: 17.97 miles
Azimuth to red_cross: 196.71 degrees
Depression angle to red_cross: -0.2944 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2890 degrees

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Receiver site: red_cross
Site location: 34.8155 North / 82.4176 West (34° 48' 55" N / 82° 25' 3" W)
Ground elevation: 964.57 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 75.00 feet AGL / 1039.57 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 91.60 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 17.97 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 16.66 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0343 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0918 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 red_cross:

Free space path loss: 105.01 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 122.67 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 17.66 dB
Field strength at red_cross: 43.35 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 39.37 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 48.21 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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

    34.8886 N,  82.3909 W,  5.27 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL
    34.8893 N,  82.3906 W,  5.33 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL
    34.8901 N,  82.3903 W,  5.38 miles, 1171.26 feet AMSL
    34.8909 N,  82.3901 W,  5.44 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL
    34.8917 N,  82.3898 W,  5.50 miles, 1295.93 feet AMSL
    34.8925 N,  82.3895 W,  5.55 miles, 1358.27 feet AMSL
    34.8933 N,  82.3892 W,  5.61 miles, 1364.83 feet AMSL

Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 492.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 6608.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at red_cross must be raised to at least 920.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.