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

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Transmitter site: wa4hrk
Site location: 34.8014 North / 82.5470 West (34° 48' 5" N / 82° 32' 49" W)
Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: 19.01 feet
Distance to jonesgap: 22.43 miles
Azimuth to jonesgap: 356.16 degrees
Elevation angle to jonesgap: +0.0547 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3436 degrees

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Receiver site: jonesgap
Site location: 35.1253 North / 82.5736 West (35° 7' 31" N / 82° 34' 24" W)
Ground elevation: 1420.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 6.00 feet AGL / 1426.60 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -575.33 feet
Distance to wa4hrk: 22.43 miles
Azimuth to wa4hrk: 176.14 degrees
Depression angle to wa4hrk: -0.3793 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +29.5021 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 wa4hrk and jonesgap:

Free space path loss: 106.93 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 205.90 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 98.96 dB
Field strength at jonesgap: -39.88 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.00 uV
Mode of propagation: Single Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between jonesgap and wa4hrk, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.1245 N,  82.5735 W,  0.06 miles, 1574.80 feet AMSL
    35.1236 N,  82.5735 W,  0.11 miles, 1725.72 feet AMSL
    35.1228 N,  82.5734 W,  0.17 miles, 1781.50 feet AMSL
    35.1220 N,  82.5733 W,  0.23 miles, 1860.24 feet AMSL
    35.1212 N,  82.5733 W,  0.29 miles, 1955.38 feet AMSL
    35.1203 N,  82.5732 W,  0.34 miles, 2217.85 feet AMSL
    35.1195 N,  82.5731 W,  0.40 miles, 2440.94 feet AMSL

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 1053.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 8699.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at jonesgap must be raised to at least 4796.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.