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Re:43 km line of sight with USB WiFi stick (2005) by sushibowl on Thursday March 03, 2022 @11:25AM (#30543014)
OP chose a hill 250 meters above sea level, and also has an antenna about 5m high. According to a calculator I found[1] that puts the distance of the horizon at roughly 57km. So plenty of range to still be in LOS of the transmitter.

[1] https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/earth-curvature

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