Satellite communications / Dennis Roddy.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, c2006.Edition: 4th edDescription: xii, 636 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780071462983 (hbk.) :
- 0071462988
- 621.3825 ROD
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 621.3825 ROD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208611 |
Previous ed.: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Overview of satellite systems -- 2.Orbits and launching methods -- 3.The geostationary orbit -- 4.Radio wave propagation -- 5.Polarization -- 6.Antennas -- 7.The space segment -- 8.The earth segment -- 9.Analog signals -- 10.Digital signals -- 11.Error control coding -- 12.The space link -- 13.Interference -- 14.Satellite access -- 15.Satellites in networks -- 16.Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television -- 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.
Combining textbook-style coverage with a low-math approach, this book appeals to the wireless and networking markets. It also features global wireless services, including 3G, antenna options, and error coding.