I'm trying to gin up some example cost/benefit trades. I had been thinking of using satellite TV as an example: satellites intended for distribution to a few cable TV providers tend to use lower power upstairs, and require t he user to have a big antenna and sensitive receiver, where direct-to-home satellites have bigger, heavier, more expensive to build and to launch high er power transmitters to enable the much more numerous users to have smalle r, cheaper systems.
But I'm not finding any online references that detail power levels, except for one on salon.com that is vague.
Anyone have any references? It doesn't even have to be satellite TV -- I'm mostly looking for real-world examples of how many users leads to a need f or cheap receivers (which often drives the transmitter price up), vs. how j ust a few users leads to a desire for lower-cost transmitters, even if the receiver price goes up as a consequence.
Input welcomed.
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