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The MT-J1-E3501 Radio Transceiver is an advanced piece of communication hardware that sends and receives radio wave transmissions. They are manufactured by Murasaki Technologies and first became available for purchase in YE 36.

The MT-J1-E3501 Radio Transceiver is an advanced communications system designed to broadcast and receive data using radio waves. The device incorporates spread-spectrum technology with which communications clarity and reliability can be significantly improved by distributing the signal over a range of frequencies. Also, through the use of frequency hopping the location of the transmitter can be made intentionally harder to detect and locate.

These devices are designed for use inside micromachines for inter-communication purposes, in addition to being utilized as wireless uplinks for computer implants and other small handheld electronic devices. The effectiveness of radio communication technology can drop exponentially in heavily urbanized and underground environments, reducing the maximum range of such devices by as much as 90%. The range can also be reduced by a similar amount when transmitting audio-visual signals in real-time.

Comm signals can also propagate beyond the listed “effective” range, but these transmissions are much more difficult to detect and comprehend. Also, as with most other forms of long-distance communication, it should be noted that while transmitting large files the chosen rate of data transfer with the transceiver can be an important factor in determining the devices effective range. Repeating the same data several times increases the length of time it takes to send specific information and lowers the effective data transfer rate, but does provide a significant boost to the effective broadcast range as compensation: 1/4 speed approximately doubles the range; 1/100 speed multiplies the range by approximately 10, and 1/10,000 speed multiplies the range by approximately 100. This is a technique that is commonly used for deep-space transmissions.

Class: Electronic Subsystem Type: Communication Transceiver Nomenclature: MT-J1-E3501 Designers: Murasaki Technologies Electronics Research & Development Division Manufacturer: Murasaki Technologies Production: Mass Production Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price: 2.5 KS or equivalent currency Availability: Unrestricted

Diameter: 1.1 millimeters Height: 0.556 millimeters Mass: 2.25 grams

Effective Broadcast Range: 2,000 meters (Omnidirectional) Transmission Speed: 299,792.454 kilometers/second (186,282.395 miles/second) Maximum Data Transfer Rate: 1.7 megabytes/second Maximum Power Requirement: 214.33 milliwatts

This page was originally created on 2013/10/27 00:38 by Khasidel.