[Laser] Focusing and Magnifying

[Leigh Rainbird]

I need to work out what is a good way to magnify the signals at the RX end
and focus them down to a point.

I found a place in Australia that sells large TV screen Magnifiers which are
supposed to fit up to a 26" screen, and states that it enlarges the image up
to 50%. Would this be OK for Laser DX? I pressume it could still be focused
to a point, but I am unsure if this is the best thing to try.
They say the larger light gathering area the better, this is the biggest
I've seen.

As for focusing (collimating?) the laser beam at the TX end, is it not
possible to focus the beam to a point at the target your aiming at ? As far
as I know you cant, but I'm only new at this. The beam on my modified little
laser pointer is pretty ordinary, its not real good at all I feel. Perhaps I
need to find a better laser module, rather than a cheap pointer.

I have more questions, but will save them for later

Leigh VK2KRR