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Is that calculation considering a very narrow MASER technology, that would specifically be aimed at us?

Or is it calculated based on what power would be necessary on earth using current technology in order to observed such a strong signal reflected off of some space debris or passive satellite? - Dhrm77 <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Dhrm77|Dhrm77]] ([[User talk:Dhrm77|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Dhrm77|contribs]]) 22:06, 19 December 2013 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:"SETI researcher Paul Shuch told New Scientist in 1997 that if the signal did come from an alien civilization, it would have required some amazingly advanced equipment. Assuming that the extraterrestrial beacon was the size of the biggest radio telescopes on Earth, the aliens would have required a 2.2 gigawatt transmitter, vastly more powerful than any existing terrestrial radio station."[http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/chasing-ufos/articles/what-is-the-wow-signal/] [[User:BlackHades|BlackHades]] ([[User talk:BlackHades|talk]]) 03:11, 20 December 2013 (UTC)