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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by kylehotchkiss on Monday July 31, 2023 @06:07PM (#36949541)
450 kilowatts? Is this the most powerful transmitter on earth? Where does it source the electricity for this?
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Re:NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 by bob778 on Monday July 31, 2023 @09:28PM (#36951206)
In the general category of “most powerful radio transmitter”, it doesn’t even rank in the top 5. The biggest are 1MW+.

Many industrial sites use 450kW or more (see any bauxite processing plant) so are coupled with a power plant or have agreements for dedicated generation at nearby plants.

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