(i) The satellite communication is a mode of transmission of signal between transmitter and receiver via satellite.
(ii) The message signal from the Earth station is transmitted to the satellite on board via an uplink (frequency band 6 GHz), amplified by a transponder and then retransmitted to another earth station via a downlink (frequency band 4 GHz).
Applications:
Satellites are classified into different types based on their applications.
(i) Weather Satellites:
They are used to monitor the weather and climate of Earth. By measuring cloud mass, these satellites enable us to predict rain and dangerous storms like hurricanes, cyclones etc.
(ii) Communication satellites:
They are used to transmit television, radio, internet signals etc. Multiple satellites are used for long distance communication
(iii) Navigation satellites:
These are employed to determine the geographic location of ships, aircraft or any other object.

(i) Radar basically stands for Radio Detection and Ranging System.
(ii) It is one of the important applications of communication systems' and is mainly used to sense, detect, and locate distant objects like aircraft, ships, spacecraft, etc.
(iii) The angle, range, or velocity of the objects that are invisible to the human eye can be determined.
(iii) Radar uses electromagnetic waves for communication. The electromagnetic signal is initially radiated into space by an antenna in all directions.
(iv) When this signal strikes the targeted object, it gets reflected or reradiated in many directions.
(v) This reflected (echo) signal is received by the radar antenna which in turn is delivered to the receiver.
(vi) Then, it is processed and amplified to determine the geographical statistics of the object. The range is determined by calculating the time taken by the signal to travel from RADAR to the target and back.
Applications :
Radars find extensive applications in almost all fields.
(i) In military, it is used for locating and detecting the targets.
(ii) It is used in navigation systems such as ship borne surface search, air search and weapons guidance systems.
(iii) To measure precipitation .rate and wind speed in meteorological observations, Radars are used.
(iv) It is employed to locate and rescue people in emergency situations.

α = 0.98
I_Cu = 0.6 μA
\(\alpha =\frac { \beta }{ 1+\beta } \)
(or)
\(0.98=\frac { 1 }{ \frac { 1 }{ \beta } +1 } \)
β = 49
I_CEO = (1 + β)I_CBO
= (1 + 49) x 0.6μA
I_CEO = 30 μA
= (1 + 49) x 0.6 μA
I_CEO = 30 μA
I_C = βI_B+ I_CEO
= 49 x 20 μA + 30 μA
I_C = 1.01 mA

(i) This gives the variation of collector current (I_C) with changes in base current (I_B) at constant collector-emitter voltage (V_CE).
(ii) It is seen that a small Ie flows even when I_B is zero. This current is called the common emitter leakage current (I_CEQ) which is due to the flow of minority charge carriers.
Forward current gain:
(i) The ratio of the change in collector current (ΔI_C) to the change in base current (ΔI_B) at constant collector-emitter voltage (V_CE) is called forward current gain(β)
\(\beta ={ \left( \frac { \triangle { I }_{ C } }{ \triangle { I }_{ B } } \right) }_{ { V }_{ CE } }\)
(ii) It is value is very high and it generally ranges from 50 to 200. It depends on the construction of the transistors and will be provided by the manufacturer.

Insulators
(i) The gap is very large that electrons from valence band cannot move into conduction band even on the application of strong external electric field or the increase in temperature.
(ii) The electrical conduction is not possible as the free electrons are almost nil.
(iii) Its resistivity is in the range of 10¹¹ - 10¹⁹ Ωm
Metals
(i) Conduction becomes possible even at low temperatures.
(ii) The application of electric field provides sufficient energy to the electrons to drift in a particular' direction to constitute a current.
(iii) The resistivity value lies between 10^-2 and 10^-8Ωm
Semiconductors
(i) At a finite temperature, thermal agitations in the solid can break the covalent bond between the atoms.
(ii) This releases some electrons from valence band to conduction band
(iii) The resistivity value of semiconductors is from 10^-5 to 10^-6 Ωm
(iv) When the temperature is increased further, more number of electrons is promoted to the conduction band and increases the conduction.
(v) Thus, electrical conduction increases with the increase in temperature.