--==[ 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
Distance to wa4bvw: 3.24 miles
Azimuth to wa4bvw: 49.15 degrees
Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.8666 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0389 degrees

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Receiver site: wa4bvw
Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W)
Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL
Distance to packs-ridge: 3.24 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 229.17 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.8197 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +1.1759 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 wa4bvw:

Free space path loss: 90.13 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 113.68 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 23.55 dB
Field strength at wa4bvw: 52.34 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 110.85 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 135.77 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between wa4bvw and packs-ridge, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0844 N,  82.2986 W,  1.16 miles, 1177.82 feet AMSL
    35.0839 N,  82.2993 W,  1.21 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL
    35.0834 N,  82.2999 W,  1.26 miles, 1197.51 feet AMSL
    35.0786 N,  82.3067 W,  1.77 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL
    35.0671 N,  82.3231 W,  2.99 miles, 1305.77 feet AMSL
    35.0661 N,  82.3244 W,  3.09 miles, 1312.34 feet AMSL
    35.0651 N,  82.3258 W,  3.19 miles, 1318.90 feet AMSL

Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 733.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 3418.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 2344.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.