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

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Transmitter 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 kj4ctd: 8.34 miles
Azimuth to kj4ctd: 79.84 degrees
Depression angle to kj4ctd: -0.0432 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +3.3465 degrees

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Receiver site: kj4ctd
Site location: 35.0614 North / 82.2592 West (35° 3' 41" N / 82° 15' 33" W)
Ground elevation: 1066.27 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1086.27 feet AMSL
Distance to wd4dyh: 8.34 miles
Azimuth to wd4dyh: 259.92 degrees
Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.0774 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.4167 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 wd4dyh and kj4ctd:

Free space path loss: 98.34 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 132.39 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 34.06 dB
Field strength at kj4ctd: 33.62 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 12.85 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 15.73 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between kj4ctd and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0606 N,  82.2649 W,  0.33 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL
    35.0604 N,  82.2657 W,  0.38 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL
    35.0464 N,  82.3622 W,  5.92 miles, 1089.24 feet AMSL
    35.0406 N,  82.4018 W,  8.19 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL
    35.0404 N,  82.4026 W,  8.24 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL

Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 2623.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 7692.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at kj4ctd must be raised to at least 5665.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.