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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality,  authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Master the fundamentals of satellite communicationsHighly regarded for more than a decade as both a teaching text and professional tutorial, this classic guide to satellite communications has been revised, updated, and expanded to cover global wireless applications, digital television, and Internet access via satellite. 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

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Author:   Dennis Roddy
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.968kg
ISBN:  

9780071462983

ISBN 10:   0071462988
Pages:   656
Publication Date:   16 March 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   1265372543
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Overview of Satellite SystemsChapter 2: Orbits and Launching MethodsChapter 3: The Geostationary OrbitChapter 4: Radio Wave PropagationChapter 5: PolarizationChapter 6: AntennasChapter 7: The Space SegmentChapter 8: The Earth SegmentChapter 9: Analog SignalsChapter 10: Digital SignalsChapter 11: Error Control CodingChapter 12: The Space LinkChapter 13: InterferenceChapter 14: Satellite AccessChapter 15: Satellites in NetworksChapter 16: Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) TelevisionChapter 17: Satellite Mobile and Specialized ServicesAPPENDIX A: ANSWERS TO SELECTED PROBLEMSAPPENDIX B: CONIC SECTIONSAPPENDIX C: NASA TWO-LINE ORBITAL ELEMENTSAPPENDIX D: LISTINGS OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITESAPPENDIX E: ILLUSTRATING THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION PRODUCTSAPPENDIX F: ACRONYMSAPPENDIX G: LOGARITHMIC UNITSINDEX

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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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