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She then turned to the helm then Karl “How high can we orbit while still being able to main transporter lock?” she asked. She wanted to know if she could launch the probes they had been working on, the one they had boosted to give better signal and act as sensor relays. If they could get a high enough orbit the probes in theory would go further and the signal would stay stronger longer.

Lieut j.g Cleolet (CE)

Karl could reply that as long as they kept within 30,000km they could keep a reliable lock. Unfortunately even with probes being used as a relay to keep a lock this became a more dicey proposition for any beaming. They could do it if they wanted but it was not an ideal choice the more probes used to relay the more chance of risk to signal loss during transport. As for using probes to go check out the strange solar anomalies picked up earlier, again this could be done but due to the probes having far less sensitive equipment packages then the Sentinel herself readings would be less detailed then they might like.

GM CockRoach

Karl piped up “We can keep a lock within thirty thousand Kilometers, but the probes won’t be able to give as detailed information as we’d like” He said “Weighing the two options, maintaining a transport lock versus detailed scan information, I’d say the former outweighs the latter.”

SCPO Karl - Eng

Cleolet thought for a moment then nodded “Take us up to twenty nine thousand kilometres and launch the probes. We might as well try and gather what information we can” she said simply it wasn’t ideal but she could try and do what she could.

“Oh and Chief once that’s done. Do me a favour go check on that power drain. I want to make sure it isn’t something that’s going to turn into a big problem later” she added after a small pause.

Lieut j.g. Cleolet (CE)

The NE at helm nodded, “..Aye..” he said, slowly but surely the Sentinel responded and rose to a high orbit of 29,000km. A moment later the dull thumps of four probes went out from the ship on their way towards the sun.

GM CockRoach