Microwave communication uses electromagnetic waves between 1-30 GHz to transmit information over short distances. It allows for point-to-point communication and frequency reuse without interference. The microwave band provides 30 times more bandwidth than frequencies below it. A transmitter converts a signal to the uplink frequency, amplifies it, and filters it before transmission. A receiver converts the downlink frequency to an intermediate frequency, demodulates it to extract the original signal, amplifies it, and filters it before output. Fax machines transmit documents over phone lines by scanning, compressing, and transmitting images, then receiving, decompressing, and printing them.