Contents
1 From the beat of the distant drum …
2 From launch to transmission: satellite communication theory and SNG
3 Boxes or wheels: types of systems
4 Squeezing through the pipe: digital compression
5 Twenty-first century transport: SNG over IP
6 Have phone, will travel: Inmarsat services
7 Across the spectrum: regulation and standards
8 Fitting the pieces together: satellites, systems and operations
9 Get there, be safe: safety and logistics
Appendix A Frequency bands of operation
Appendix D Spectrum analyzer operation and its use to locate satellites
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