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Norsat International, $0.76, symbol NII on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 54.3 million; Market cap: $41.3 million), designs and makes satellite-ground equipment that transmits data, audio and video signals through commercial and military satellites. Norsat’s equipment is used by emergency-services and homeland-security agencies, military organizations, health-care providers and news organizations. Its main customers include the U.S. and Irish defense departments, as well as the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Navy and Air Force. Norsat also provides consulting and engineering services. Norsat’s GLOBETrekker is a portable satellite system that lets users quickly set up a reliable broadband connection. The GLOBETrekker can be carried in a backpack, and is ideal for highly mobile users, like military special-forces units, search-and-rescue crews and reporters. Norsat’s OmniLink product line is aimed at users who need to establish temporary broadband connections, but must sustain them for longer periods. OmniLink is mainly used by government and peacekeeping agencies, broadcasters and resource-exploration companies. In the three months ended December 31, 2008, Norsat’s revenue…