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Ku band, (Transmit frequency 13.75 to 14.50 GHz, Receive frequency 10.70 to 12.75 GHz dependant on which region of the earth you live in) is used rather than C band (4 to 6 GHz) because the higher frequency allows for broader transmit and receive bandwidths, so more data, computer traffic, movies, etc can be sent. The signal power lost in transmitting from earth to the satellite and back to earth again varies with frequency, but not as a simple linear sloping line increasing with frequency way, it has peaks and troughs. This is because at some frequencies Oxygen and Water absorb much more power and it is difficult to generate enough power to pass a strong signal through the atmosphere, so those frequencies are avoided. Ku band uses a part of the frequency spectrum with a lower atmospheric loss between earth and space, so relatively less microwave power is needed to efficiently transmit to and from the satellite.

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