Satellite Communications, Fourth Edition, 4th Edition

ISBN10: 0071486895 | ISBN13: 9780071486897

By Dennis Roddy

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In-depth, textbook-style coverage combined with an intuitive, low-math approach makes this book particularly appealing to the wireless and networking markets
New to this edition: Global wireless services, including 3G; Antenna Options; Error Coding

Chapter 1: Overview of Satellite Systems

Chapter 2: Orbits and Launching Methods

Chapter 3: The Geostationary Orbit

Chapter 4: Radio Wave Propagation

Chapter 5: Polarization

Chapter 6: Antennas

Chapter 7: The Space Segment

Chapter 8: The Earth Segment

Chapter 9: Analog Signals

Chapter 10: Digital Signals

Chapter 11: Error Control Coding

Chapter 12: The Space Link

Chapter 13: Interference

Chapter 14: Satellite Access

Chapter 15: Satellites in Networks

Chapter 16: Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Television

Chapter 17: Satellite Mobile and Specialized Services

APPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS

APPENDIX B: CONIC SECTIONS

APPENDIX C: NASA TWO-LINE ORBITAL ELEMENTS

APPENDIX D: LISTINGS OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES

APPENDIX E: ILLUSTRATING THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION PRODUCTS

APPENDIX F: ACRONYMS

APPENDIX G: LOGARITHMIC UNITS

INDEX

About the Author

Dennis Roddy

Dennis Roddy is Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada and has more than 40 years of experience in both industrial and technical education. He is also the author of Radio and Line Transmission, Volumes 1 and 2, Introduction to Microelectronics, and Microwave Technology; and coauthor (with J.Coolen) of Electronic Communications; and Electronics.

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