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A [[Maser Communicator]] is a technological device for sending and receiving signals and messages.
 
A [[Maser Communicator]] is a technological device for sending and receiving signals and messages.
* It is a communication device.
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* It is a type of [[Communications Equipment]].
  
 
== Description / Specifications ==
 
== Description / Specifications ==

Revision as of 13:09, 4 October 2018

Maser Communicator
Type Communications Gear
Tech Level TL–8
Cost varies
Size varies
Weight varies

A Maser Communicator is a technological device for sending and receiving signals and messages.

Description / Specifications

Maser is an acronym for "microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation".

A maser communicator is an electromagnetic (microwave) communicator in which the energy source is a magnetron whose beam is modulated for voice, video, or data communication over wide information bandwidths.

  • Maser communicators transmit a tight beam signal. A maser communicator is an Active device.
  • A maser communicator is a line of sight device.
    • The transmitter must know the precise position of the receiver in order to conduct communications.
  • Maser communicators receive transmissions via a microwave-sensitive receiving array.
    • Although transmissions can be blocked by intervening terrain such as mountains or stars, masers are far less affected by disruptions such as Sandcaster clouds or weather systems.

The power of a maser communicator determines its effective broadcast range – the distance to which a signal beam will carry before it is sufficiently degraded to be indistinguishable from natural background noise and static.

  • Small portable maser communicators are available. They are usually equipped with small tripods or other stablization gear.
  • Larger maser communicator systems may be fitted aboard vehicles and spacecraft, with effective beam transmission ranges measured in millions or even billions of km.

History & Background / Dossier

Maser Communicators are available from TL-8 onwards.

References & Contributors / Sources

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