Title :
HF peak limiting and enhancement of MAC video signals for half-transponder satellite TV distribution
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
HF peak `soft¿ limiting to allow increased S/N without unacceptable truncation noise is described. Receive enhancement to reduce the resulting nonlinear distortion is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
direct broadcasting by satellite; limiters; signal processing; television broadcasting; DBS; HF peak limiting; MAC video signals; direct satellite TV; enhancement; half-transponder satellite TV distribution; increased S/N without unacceptable truncation noise; nonlinear distortion; soft limiting;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860405