--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 6.98 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 343.96 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.3972 degrees

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Receiver 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 w4djw: 6.98 miles
Azimuth to w4djw: 163.94 degrees
Depression angle to w4djw: -0.4982 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 packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 96.79 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 96.93 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 0.14 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 69.09 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 761.85 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 933.07 uV
Mode of propagation: Line-Of-Sight Mode

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

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 3191.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 990.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.