Title :
Communications: Getting set for direct-broadcast satellites: Three different technical approaches vie for FCC approval; here a generic system is examined
Author :
Pritchard, W.L. ; Kase, C.A.
Author_Institution :
Satellite Systems Engng. Inc., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
Discusses the three technical approaches to direct broadcast satellite television which are now vieing for approval by the USA Federal Communications Commission. The article examines also a generic system.
Keywords :
satellite relay systems; television broadcasting; USA; direct broadcast satellite television; Antennas; Bandwidth; Rain; Receivers; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; TV;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1981.6369782
