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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
The more that I've read over the two canon commo bases, the more questions I have, the descriptions always point out the multitude of systems, which are impressive, but, IMHO why do these stations need anything .more than AM/SSB, FM and satellite up/downlink?
Microwave relay, while possibly more secure, is a line of sight system and requires numerous, precisely aligned towers for any commo beyond line of sight, so why include it?
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One reason that comes to mind is to connect some facility to the comm base to use the sat uplink. The existing wiring and comm gear is likely damaged or destroyed. Popping up a chain of microwave relays would give you a high speed data link over a sizable distance fairly quickly. Keeping all that shiny new gear from being collected by scavengers is outside the scope of this answer.