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The Shannon Limit is fundamental so you can't get around it directly. But yes, there are things you can do to receive information from further away.

1) A bigger dish is the most obvious one.

2) Use a lower bitrate to send more energy per bit at the same transmitter power.

3) Reduce the effective receiver temperature. This is a case where putting it outside the atmosphere might help in reducing noise.



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