Satellite Communications Author: Roddy
	Book Information Publisher: Prentice Hall (Higher Education Division, Pearson Education) Book Type: Paperback Members Wishing: 0 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780137913695 - ISBN-10: 0137913699 Publication Date: 1/1/1991

Explore the complexities of modern digital and analog satellite communications. Satellite Communications - 2nd Edition Get a comprehensive look at a wide range of satellite communications ystems including the basics of orbital mechanics, descriptions of satellite hardware and satellite communications links. Communications technologists and engineers will find this an invaluable reference tool in detailing the three competing digital standards-CDMA, TDMA and GSM. Written with the practitioner in mind, this guide has less mathematics than the traditional treatment of this topic. Chapters include information on orbits, radiowave propagation, polarization, antennas, signals, space links, interference and satellite access. There are also new sections on the Global Positioning Satellite System and mobile systems. If you work with satellite communications, keep this guide at your fingertips.