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Chapter 10. Telecommunications

      it is coherent.
      it is non-coherent.
      it is receiving an uplink.
      you are receiving a downlink.
      a second station is receiving a downlink.



      it is coherent.
      it is non-coherent.
      it is receiving an uplink.
      a second station is receiving a downlink.



      precision Doppler.
      accurate telemetry.
      clean radio science.
      error-free commanding.



      one-way.
      two-way.
      three-way.
      non-coherent.
      coherent.



      uplink carrier.
      downlink carrier.
      downlink subcarrier.
      uplink subcarrier.
      beacon.






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