--==[ 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
Antenna height above average terrain: 36.38 feet
Distance to af4nq: 5.04 miles
Azimuth to af4nq: 310.00 degrees
Depression angle to af4nq: -0.0082 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0044 degrees

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Receiver site: af4nq
Site location: 35.0145 North / 82.3606 West (35° 0' 52" N / 82° 21' 38" W)
Ground elevation: 1017.06 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1037.06 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -59.10 feet
Distance to w4djw: 5.04 miles
Azimuth to w4djw: 129.97 degrees
Depression angle to w4djw: -0.0647 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +3.1244 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 af4nq:

Free space path loss: 93.97 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 125.74 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 31.77 dB
Field strength at af4nq: 40.28 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 27.64 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 33.86 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between af4nq and w4djw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0134 N,  82.3590 W,  0.12 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL
    35.0129 N,  82.3583 W,  0.17 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL
    35.0125 N,  82.3576 W,  0.22 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL

Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 56.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 601.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at af4nq must be raised to at least 272.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.