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

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Transmitter site: kb4pqa
Site location: 34.9339 North / 82.3180 West (34° 56' 1" N / 82° 19' 4" W)
Ground elevation: 958.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 978.01 feet AMSL
Antenna height above average terrain: -7.79 feet
Distance to packs-ridge: 9.05 miles
Azimuth to packs-ridge: 356.95 degrees
Elevation angle to packs-ridge: +0.3347 degrees
Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.3376 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
Antenna height above average terrain: 119.85 feet
Distance to kb4pqa: 9.05 miles
Azimuth to kb4pqa: 176.95 degrees
Depression angle to kb4pqa: -0.4657 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 kb4pqa and packs-ridge:

Free space path loss: 99.05 dB
Longley-Rice path loss: 108.06 dB
Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 9.01 dB
Field strength at packs-ridge: 57.95 dBuV/meter
Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 211.49 uV
Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 259.02 uV
Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant

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Between packs-ridge and kb4pqa, SPLAT! detected obstructions at:

    34.9530 N,  82.3192 W,  7.73 miles, 1020.34 feet AMSL

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 9.00 feet AGL
to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT!

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 6244.00 feet AGL
to clear the first Fresnel zone.

Antenna at packs-ridge must be raised to at least 3411.00 feet AGL
to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.