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

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Transmitter site: w4jto
Site location: 34.8994 North / 82.5414 West (34° 53' 57" N / 82° 32' 28" W)
Ground elevation: 1089.24 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1109.24 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 71.10 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 16.68 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 46.76 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.0110 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 w4jto: 16.68 miles
Azimuth to w4jto: 226.89 degrees
Depression angle to w4jto: -0.2525 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 w4jto and packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 104.36 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 115.44 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 11.08 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 50.58 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 90.47 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 110.80 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 packs-ridge must be raised to at least 7335.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 1795.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.