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JT65 enhances EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) communications through its use of sophisticated digital signal processing techniques, specifically through forward error correction (FEC). This method allows JT65 to effectively decode signals that are significantly weaker than the surrounding noise levels, often reaching down to levels several decibels below the noise floor. This capability is crucial in EME communications, where signals can be extremely weak due to the vast distances involved and the challenges posed by atmospheric conditions.

The other choices, while related to enhancing EME communications, do not directly pertain to JT65's primary enhancement feature. For example, controlling the receiver to track Doppler shift is more relevant to specific aspects of signal processing but isn't a unique feature of JT65 itself. Similarly, the ability to guide antennas to track the Moon pertains more to mechanical or automatic tracking systems rather than to the digital modulation or encoding techniques employed by JT65. Thus, while all of these elements can enhance EME communications, the most significant and direct contribution of JT65 is its ability to decode weak signals using FEC.