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by acchow 1156 days ago
Transmitting with the power required to reach a satellite would surely drain my iPhone battery quickly, right?
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goodcanadian 1156 days ago
It really depends on the satellite's antenna. Another comment referred to a phased array (which seems likely). If so, they can can do very clever things that make it highly directional and able to pick up weak signals.
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