Satellite communications for the nonspecialist / (Record no. 10801)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0819451851 (hbk) :
Terms of availability 92.10 USD
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name CHARTRAND Mark R
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Satellite communications for the nonspecialist /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Mark R. Chartrand.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Bellingham WA:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. SPIE Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2004
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvii, 437 p. :
Other physical details ill.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Good general introduction to satellite communcations that covers the technologies, the regulatory framework in which they are operated (e.g. the ITU that sets standards and protocols), and the political and commercial arenas. Deals with geostationary orbit, satellites, ground stations, communication links and paths, atmospheric effects on signals, bandwidth, sat comms compared to terrestrial comms, and expected trends. Glossary, accronyms, mathematical background, references, index.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element COMMUNICATION SATELLITES
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element TELECOMMUNICATIONS
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 25118-1001
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 18/02/2009 2 621.382 CHA 25118-1001 21/08/2014 1 03/01/2024 Book