Communications station

The communications station or communications console was a console on the bridge of some Starfleet and other starships dedicated to managing all external transmissions. In the 22nd and 23rd centuries, the communications officer was a senior staff position. (; )
In 2266, wishing that someone would talk to her about something else, Nyota Uhura complained that she was "beginning to feel too much a part of that communications console" after Spock made mention of an error she had made in her last subspace log. ()
In 2267, James T. Kirk was unable to contact anyone but the surface of Omicron Ceti III, as Uhura had sabotaged the communications station. Later, after the Omicron spores' influence on Spock had ceased, Kirk asked if he could make a subsonic transmitter and hook it up to the communications station so it could be broadcast through the crew's communicators. ()
== Bridge locations ==
=== NX-class ===
The communications station aboard starships was on the left side of the command chair next to the science station. ( et al.)
=== Constitution-class ===
====Alternate 2250s====
In the alternate reality, a communications relay room supported the 's bridge communications station. worked in this room before being assigned to the bridge to relieve . ()
==== 2260s ====
On the original , the communications station was on the starboard side of the bridge, next to the turbolift and behind the captain's chair. ( et al.)
=== Constitution II-class ===
==== 2270s ====
After the refit of the in the 2270s, the communications station had been moved to the port side of the bridge, forward of the portside turbolift. (; ; )
==== 2290s ====
Newer Constitution-class ships refit with touch-panel displays had much larger communications stations with new okudagram graphics. The station was in the same port position, but the port turbolift had now moved ahead of the station. ()
=== Excelsior-class ===
=== Galaxy-class ===
==== 2370s ====
The original bridge design of the did not include a communications station, as the tactical officer now handled all communications. The operations officer was also able to operate communications. By 2371, some Galaxy-class ships received a refit which installed three communications stations along the port side wall of the bridge, between the door to the captain's ready room and the aft turbolift. ()
=== Oberth-class ===
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Category:Communications technology
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