Satellite Technology : An Introduction

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Summary: Satellite Technology: An Introduction
Review: A useful text for those who need to know more about the user technology (ground) in sat-comms. It's a little dated and with a decidedly USA-centric bias but its relatively small size and friendly style more than compensate.

It's not really of use to those who need to know about the satellites themselves, much of what is said can be found in far more detail although in decidedly more expensive texts.

Its real plus is that you can learn an awful lot if you read the whole thing and you can do that in a weekend. You can't say that about Messrs Marel et al!

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Summary: Outstanding Intro to Satellites
Review: An excellent introduction to satellite communications. I use this book constantly to provide non-engineers and engineers alike with simple answers to common questions. I hand this book out to new employees as well as customers so that we can speak a common language.

In addition, with the authors permission I used this as the textbook to teach students a Vo-Technical high school.

I highly recommend this book. SAW

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Summary: Well Done Introduction to The Field
Review: I would recommend that before starting to read this book that you should have a little background in antenna theory or brush up on it - or read an introduction to antennas - or at least understand electomagnetic wave propagation - at least at some elementary level. If you have that preparation then this book will fill in all the basic holes in understanding satellite technology and it will be easy to understand and the book will be a little more satisfying to read.

This book would be great on a reading list in an undergraduate EE course or graduate course in communications.

Recommended reading.

Jack in Toronto (Ph.D. engineering)