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

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Transmitter site: w4jwa
Site location: 34.7429 North / 82.2597 West (34° 44' 34" N / 82° 15' 34" W)
Ground elevation: 892.39 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 912.39 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 65.50 feet
Distance to hnd14527: 49.90 miles
Azimuth to hnd14527: 353.72 degrees
Elevation angle to hnd14527: +0.3921 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3975 degrees

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Receiver site: hnd14527
Site location: 35.4607 North / 82.3567 West (35° 27' 38" N / 82° 21' 24" W)
Ground elevation: 4225.72 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 150.00 feet AGL / 4375.72 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 1876.18 feet
Distance to w4jwa: 49.90 miles
Azimuth to w4jwa: 173.66 degrees
Depression angle to w4jwa: -1.1142 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -1.1000 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 w4jwa and hnd14527:

Free space path loss: 113.88 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 135.07 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 21.19 dB
Field strength at hnd14527: 30.94 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 9.44 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 11.56 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between hnd14527 and w4jwa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1872 N,  82.3196 W, 19.02 miles, 2729.66 feet AMSL
    35.1674 N,  82.3169 W, 20.39 miles, 2739.50 feet AMSL
    35.1665 N,  82.3168 W, 20.45 miles, 2864.17 feet AMSL
    35.1657 N,  82.3167 W, 20.51 miles, 2906.82 feet AMSL
    35.1641 N,  82.3164 W, 20.62 miles, 2913.39 feet AMSL
    35.1632 N,  82.3163 W, 20.68 miles, 2919.95 feet AMSL

Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 803.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 14451.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at hnd14527 must be raised to at least 4709.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.