EV> TW> Those drop outs used to be the biggest gripe about the Sat TV   
   EV> TW> service. I understand they not have more transmit power than   
   EV> TW> the old systens and rain dosen't wash out the signal like it   
   EV> TW> used to do.   
      
   EV>Howdy! Tom,   
      
   EV>Those Sat TV birds must have a real powerful semiconductor device.   
      
   EV>It's a wonder they can keep their battery charged at the increased   
   EV>power level to keep the bird from going dead.   
      
   EV>I was told by a civilian radio tech who worked for the Corps of   
   EV>Engineers there were high power transistors in use in some commercial   
   EV>RF gear.   
      
   EV>I'd hate to have to buy one of those Xsistors to replace one that died.   
   EV>73   
      
   Have to rembmeber they use very high gain antennas.   
   53.3 dB was one figure I saw   
   They also have very expensive high effecency Large Solar Panels   
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