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

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Transmitter site: wa4bvw
Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W)
Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL
Distance to wd4dyh: 7.84 miles
Azimuth to wd4dyh: 240.96 degrees
Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0385 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0504 degrees

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Receiver site: wd4dyh
Site location: 35.0402 North / 82.4042 West (35° 2' 24" N / 82° 24' 15" W)
Ground elevation: 1053.15 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1073.15 feet AMSL
Distance to wa4bvw: 7.84 miles
Azimuth to wa4bvw: 60.89 degrees
Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0749 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +3.2304 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 wa4bvw and wd4dyh:

Free space path loss: 97.80 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 132.14 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.33 dB
Field strength at wd4dyh: 33.88 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 13.23 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 16.21 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between wd4dyh and wa4bvw, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0404 N,  82.4037 W,  0.03 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL
    35.0411 N,  82.4022 W,  0.13 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL
    35.0415 N,  82.4014 W,  0.18 miles, 1108.92 feet AMSL
    35.0418 N,  82.4007 W,  0.23 miles, 1131.89 feet AMSL
    35.0422 N,  82.3999 W,  0.28 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL
    35.0795 N,  82.3180 W,  5.58 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL
    35.0798 N,  82.3173 W,  5.63 miles, 1141.73 feet AMSL
    35.0801 N,  82.3165 W,  5.68 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL
    35.0805 N,  82.3157 W,  5.73 miles, 1161.42 feet AMSL
    35.0877 N,  82.2998 W,  6.76 miles, 1125.33 feet AMSL

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 517.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 2014.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at wd4dyh must be raised to at least 1382.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.