Patent ID: 6934512

Claim:
A VSAT terminal comprising: an antenna; a microwave power amplifier; a microwave low noise amplifier; a transmitter coupled via said microwave power amplifier to said antenna; a user VSAT interface; and a controller in communication with said user VSAT interface and in electrical connection with said microwave power amplifier and said microwave low noise amplifier for supplying power thereto, said controller being operative to provide a less-than-full electrical power supply to said microwave low noise amplifier and operative to provide a full electrical power supply to said microwave low noise amplifier in the presence of a communication session, wherein said communication session is initiated by the reception of data or user initiated transmission of data, said controller being operative to maintain the less-than-full electrical power supply to said microwave low noise amplifier until the presence of the communication session, and wherein said controller does not return said microwave low noise amplifier to full electrical power between communication sessions.