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

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Transmitter site: w4djw
Site location: 34.9676 North / 82.2924 West (34° 58' 3" N / 82° 17' 32" W)
Ground elevation: 1003.94 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1023.94 feet AMSL
Distance to ac4q: 15.55 miles
Azimuth to ac4q: 172.63 degrees
Depression angle to ac4q: -0.2041 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1483 degrees

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Receiver site: ac4q
Site location: 34.7445 North / 82.2572 West (34° 44' 40" N / 82° 15' 26" W)
Ground elevation: 872.70 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 892.70 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 46.87 feet
Distance to w4djw: 15.55 miles
Azimuth to w4djw: 352.65 degrees
Depression angle to w4djw: -0.0209 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1060 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 w4djw and ac4q:

Free space path loss: 103.75 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 140.94 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 37.19 dB
Field strength at ac4q: 25.08 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.80 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 5.88 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between ac4q and w4djw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.7577 N,  82.2593 W,  0.92 miles, 902.23 feet AMSL
    34.7602 N,  82.2597 W,  1.09 miles, 915.35 feet AMSL
    34.7627 N,  82.2601 W,  1.27 miles, 918.64 feet AMSL
    34.7635 N,  82.2602 W,  1.32 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.8104 N,  82.2676 W,  4.59 miles, 925.20 feet AMSL
    34.8120 N,  82.2679 W,  4.71 miles, 928.48 feet AMSL
    34.8129 N,  82.2680 W,  4.76 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL
    34.8137 N,  82.2681 W,  4.82 miles, 951.44 feet AMSL
    34.8145 N,  82.2683 W,  4.88 miles, 961.29 feet AMSL
    34.8153 N,  82.2684 W,  4.94 miles, 971.13 feet AMSL
    34.8170 N,  82.2686 W,  5.05 miles, 974.41 feet AMSL
    34.8178 N,  82.2688 W,  5.11 miles, 977.69 feet AMSL
    34.9429 N,  82.2885 W, 13.83 miles, 1010.50 feet AMSL
    34.9438 N,  82.2886 W, 13.88 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL
    34.9446 N,  82.2887 W, 13.94 miles, 1033.46 feet AMSL
    34.9462 N,  82.2890 W, 14.06 miles, 1040.03 feet AMSL
    34.9520 N,  82.2899 W, 14.46 miles, 1043.31 feet AMSL
    34.9528 N,  82.2900 W, 14.51 miles, 1053.15 feet AMSL
    34.9545 N,  82.2903 W, 14.63 miles, 1056.43 feet AMSL
    34.9553 N,  82.2904 W, 14.69 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL

Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 1069.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 7982.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at ac4q must be raised to at least 3102.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.