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For some illogical reason I never had a problem with sending messages across such vast distances, but when the Enterprise detected another ship starting its eng

For some illogical reason I never had a problem with sending messages across such vast distances, but when the Enterprise detected another ship starting its engines from a light year away my suspension of disbelief collapsed.

jryb 3y ago
Easy fix: subspace-based sensors. If the other ship is transmitting in any way, or its engine produces visible artifacts in the subspace field, it could be detected.