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THE DIGITAL SATELLITE TV HANDBOOK
MARK E. LONG
Boston • Oxford • Auckland • Johannesburg • Melbourne • New Delhi
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SATELLITE FREQUENCIES AND ORBITAL ASSIGNMENTS
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DIGITAL VIDEO COMPRESSION OVERVIEW
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DIGITAL DTH PLATFORMS AND BOUQUETS
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ITU REGION 1: EUROPE, AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
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ITU REGION 2: THE AMERICAS
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ITU REGION 3: ASIA, AUSTRALIA & THE PACIFIC RIM
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Sections
« prev | next »- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- CHAPTER ONE:
- Frequency Versus Wavelength
- Satellite Orbital Assignments
- Orbital Spacing Requirements
- Satellite Frequency Assignments
- Satellite Transponders
- Polarization and Frequency Reuse
- Satellite Power Levels
- Antenna Beam Width
- Rain Attenuation
- Satellite Footprints
- CHAPTER TWO:
- CHAPTER THREE:
- ITU Satellite Services
- The ITU's Broadcast Satellite Service
- The Astra Satellite System
- The EUTELSAT Satellite System
- The INTELSAT Satellite System
- INTELSAT Digital TV Services for Europe
- High Power European BSS Satellites
- Arabsat II
- EchoStar
- PrimeStar
- Canada's Nimiq DBS Satellite
- ExpressVu
- Star Choice
- Galaxy Latin America
- Sky TV Latin America
- Television Directa al Hogar (TDH)
- AsiaSat 2
- Thaicom 3
- Measat 1 & 2
- Palapa C2 and Cakrawartha-1
- Optus B3
- JCSat 3, JCSat 4 and Superbird C
- PAS-2
- INTELSAT Pacific Ocean Region Satellites
- CHAPTER FOUR:
- Offset Antenna Feeds
- Linear Polarization
- Polarization Articulation
- Dual-Band Feeds
- Block Downconversion
- Local Oscillator Stability
- LNB Gain
- CHAPTER FIVE:
- Dish Materials and Construction
- Prime Focus Antennas
- Offset-fed Antennas
- The Cassegrain Antenna
- The Spherical Antenna
- The Planar Array
- Antenna Gain and G/T
- Antenna f/D Ratio
- Antenna Sidelobe Rejection
- Antenna Noise Temperature
- The Antenna Mount
- The Az/El Mount
- The Polar Mount
- CHAPTER SIX:
- Analog Satellite TV Receivers
- Analog Receiver Options
- Analog Satellite TV IRDs
- What is Encryption?
- Analog Encryption
- Basic Encryption Elements
- Digital IRDs
- Encrypting the MPEG's Cube
- Digital System Troubleshooting
- Terrestrial Interference Problems
- Intermittent Reception Problems
- Rain Fade Effects on Ku-band Transmissions
- CHAPTER SEVEN:
- Checking the Site
- Longitude and Latitude
- Azimuth and Elevation
- Installing the LNF
- Installing the Digital IRD
- System Noise Performance
- Mounting the LNB and Feedhorn
- The Scalar Feedhorn
- Installing the Direct Burial Cable
- Lightning Protection
- The Modified Polar Mount
- Installing Actuator Motors
- Programming the East and West Limits
- Digital IRD Setup Procedures
- Auxiliary IRD Connections
- The SCART Connector
- Dual-Band Retrofits
- CHAPTER EIGHT:
- The DirecPC and DirecDuo Systems
- DirecPC Services
- DirecPC System Installation
- Software Installation Preparations
- Adapter Card and Software Installation
- DirecPC Global Digital Package Delivery
- DVB-Compliant Multimedia Systems
- Internet Growth In Asia
- Cable's Internet Options
- CHAPTER NINE:
- SMATV System Components
- DVB-Compliant SMATV Systems
- SMATV-DTM
- SMATV-IF
- SMATV-S
- The Multiswitch IF Distribution Method
- Fiber-Optic SMATV Systems
- CHAPTER TEN:
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