--==[ 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 packs-ridge: 4.71 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 68.96 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.5154 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +3.2915 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
Distance to wd4dyh: 4.71 miles
Azimuth to wd4dyh: 249.00 degrees
Depression angle to wd4dyh: -0.5836 degrees
Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.5309 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 packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 93.38 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 123.26 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 29.88 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 42.76 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 36.77 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 45.03 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between packs-ridge and wd4dyh, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    35.0422 N,  82.3979 W,  4.33 miles, 1092.52 feet AMSL
    35.0417 N,  82.3995 W,  4.42 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL
    35.0414 N,  82.4003 W,  4.47 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL
    35.0407 N,  82.4026 W,  4.62 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL
    35.0404 N,  82.4034 W,  4.66 miles, 1099.08 feet AMSL

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 2319.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 6342.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 4733.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.