--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==--

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Transmitter site: paris_mountain
Site location: 34.9413 North / 82.4107 West (34° 56' 28" N / 82° 24' 38" W)
Ground elevation: 2040.68 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 2046.68 feet AMSL
Distance to kj4gtq: 17.21 miles
Azimuth to kj4gtq: 152.47 degrees
Depression angle to kj4gtq: -0.8915 degrees

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Receiver site: kj4gtq
Site location: 34.7204 North / 82.2707 West (34° 43' 13" N / 82° 16' 14" W)
Ground elevation: 810.37 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 830.37 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 7.81 feet
Distance to paris_mountain: 17.21 miles
Azimuth to paris_mountain: 332.55 degrees
Elevation angle to paris_mountain: +0.6424 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 paris_mountain and kj4gtq:

Free space path loss: 104.63 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 112.89 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 8.25 dB
Field strength at kj4gtq: 53.13 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 121.38 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 148.66 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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No obstructions to LOS path due to terrain were detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 5131.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kj4gtq must be raised to at least 150.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.