Satellite communications/
Dennis Roddy
- 4th ed.
- New York; London : McGraw Hill, 2006
- xii, 636 p. : ill.
Described as the leading reference work on the subject this edition starts with satellite systems, orbits and launch methods, then covers radio wave propagation, polarization and antennas, space and earth segments, analog and digital signals, error control, space links and interference, then considers access systems and satellites in networks, concluding with direct broadcast television, mobile and specialised services. Appendices; index.