Satellite newsgathering

Praise for the first edition:""It is a wonderful source of information and has the merit of going straight to the subject, being technically precise although very easy to understand. There are numerous pictures, photographs, diagrams, which make the reading a real pleasure."" --E...

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Autor principal: Higgins, Jonathan (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press c2007.
Edición:2nd ed
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  • Satellite Newsgathering; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 From the beat of the distant drum ...; Chapter 2 From launch to transmission: satellite communication theory and SNG; Chapter 3 Boxes or wheels: types of systems; Chapter 4 Squeezing through the pipe: digital compression; Chapter 5 Twenty-first century transport: SNG over IP; Chapter 6 Have phone, will travel: Inmarsat services; Chapter 7 Across the spectrum: regulation and standards; Chapter 8 Fitting the pieces together: satellites, systems and operations; Chapter 9 Get there, be safe: safety and logistics
  • Chapter 10 On the horizonAppendix A Frequency bands of operation; Appendix B Sample link budget; Appendix C Digital video; Appendix D Spectrum analyzer operation and its use to locate satellites; Appendix E ITU emission codes for the classification of transmissions; Appendix F Sample satellite booking form (occasional use capacity); Appendix G Universal Access Procedures; Appendix H Sample information typically required for a request for permission to operate in a foreign country; Appendix I Formulae for calculating non-ionizing radiation levels; Appendix J Useful contacts; Glossary of terms
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