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earth station
Last modified: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 

The earth-based communications station providing the communication link to a communications satellite. The earth station itself is usually an antenna that includes a low-noise amplifier, a down-converter, as well as an electronics receiver. The antenna itself can vary in size from at little at 3 to 30 meters, depending on its usage. May also be called a satellite earth station.

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