Satellite Communications Fundamentals

Jules E. Kadish received his B.Eng. from McGill University and did post-graduate work at Northeastern and Harvard Universities, as well as M.I.T. He worked for Raytheon and Scientific Atlanta before retiring as International VP in 1991. He is the author of Global High-Tech Marketing (Artech House, 1993). Thomas W.R. East, Ph.D., was part of the Stormy Weather Group at McGill University before working at Raytheon Canada, from which he retired as Director of Advanced Development in 1987. He received his B.A. in Physics from Cambridge University and his Ph.D. from McGill.

• What this Book is all About. An Overview of Satellite Communications. Gravity and the Geostationary Satellite. The Geometry of the Geostationary Satellite. Electricity and Magnetism. Maxwell's Equations. The Wave Equation. Transmission Lines and Radiation. Parabolic Antennas. Noise. Atmosphere and Ionosphere. Earth Stations and Introduction to Modulation. The Satellite Downlink and its Link Budget. The Satellite Uplink, the Satellite, and the Link Budget. The FM Threshold. Digital Communications. Video Compression. Using the CD Program. Conclusion. Appendix 1: An Historical Perspective. Appendix 2: A Review of Vector Analysis. Appendix 3: Link Budget Analysis. Appendix 4: Glossary, Units and Symbols Used.