Use of a high power sounding burst on the outbound link permits: 1) antenna diversity selection to minimize the probability of a faded condition, 2) local frequency locking at {HEAD ~ the subscriber terminal} which avoids {TAIL ~ the requirement} for a costly precision frequency standard, and 3) essentially instantaneous inbound power control based on the outbound receive signal level 
Use of a high power sounding burst on the outbound link permits : 1 ) antenna diversity selection to minimize the probability of a faded condition , 2 ) local frequency locking at { HEAD ~ the subscriber terminal } which avoids { TAIL ~ the requirement } for a costly precision frequency standard , and 3 ) essentially instantaneous inbound power control based on the outbound receive signal level
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