Channels of Communication
 

Channels of Communication problem 11


The use of ionospheric reflection of radio waves for long-distance communication has, to a great extent, been replaced by satellite communication.


  • State and explain two reasons why this change has occurred.


  • The radio link between a geostationary satellite and Earth may be attenuated by as much as . Suggest why, as a result of this attenuation, the uplink and downlink frequencies must be different.


 

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