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 Satellite Chronology - http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/satcomhistory.html Provides a history of US communications satellite technology. |
 Intelsat Resources - http://ww2.intelsat.com/resources/ Technical papers and engineering tools provided by Intelsat. Includes information about the company's satellites, as well as coverage maps, earth stations, connectivity solutions finder and glossary of terms. |
 Robert Smathers TVRO Satellite Web Page - http://www.nmia.com/~roberts/robert.html Features a number of satellite links. |
 LyngSat - Lyngemark Satellite Chart - http://www.lyngsat.com/ Up-to-date information on all satellites around the world. |
 Choke Plate (Scalar) Feed Design - http://astron.berkeley.edu/ral/ata3.pdf PDF on the design of the scalar plate for one of the most overlooked pieces of an efficient satellite system, the feedhorn. |
 Satellite & Cable TV Technical Archive - http://www.scatmag.com/technical.htm Series from India's Satellite and Cable TV Magazine. |
 Satcom Online Satellite School - http://www.satcom.co.uk/ Features articles, glossary and calculators for satellite communication studies. |
 Antenna Tutorial on Gain and Beamwidth - http://www.aticourses.com/antennas_tutorial.htm Provides the in-depth and comprehensive theory of proper antenna design. |
 Satellite Signals - http://www.satsig.net/ Satellite internet availability worldwide, beam coverage maps and technologies, dish pointing calculator for azimuth, elevation and polarisation angles. List of geostationary satellites and link budget calculator. |
 Satellite Link Budget Calculations - http://www.geocities.com/senol_gulgonul/linkbudget/ Calculates uplink and downlink budgets together with azimuth and elevation. |
 FCC DBS Regulations - http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_00/47cfr100_00.html Section 100 requirements for DBS communications, in PDF and text form |
 FCC Fixed Satellite regulations - http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_00/47cfr25_00.html Section 25 requirements for satellite communications, in PDF and text form |
 MLESAT's Satellite Tutorials - http://www.mlesat.com/tutorial.html Free satellite video technology tutorials and training programs. |
 MPEG-2 Central - http://www.global-cm.net/mpeg2central.html Regularly updated listing of all MPEG-2 free to air satellite transmissions. |
 Ricardos Geo-Orbit Quick Look - http://www.geo-orbit.org/ Has lots of information and links for the do-it-yourselfer including a how-to for installing satellite dishes. |
 Microwave Antenna Book - http://www.w1ghz.org/antbook/contents.htm E-Book exploring microwave transmission dynamics gathered from empirical data by evaluating various antenna and feed assemblies. |
 Satellite Calculations - http://www.satellite-calculations.com/ Includes all types of satellite uplink/downlink calculations, including link budget and angle. |
 Spectrum snapshots - http://www.vincor.tv/domains/spectrumshots/spectrumshots_main.html Spectrum analyzer images of all of the western C/Ku-band satellites. |
 FlySat - http://www.flysat.com/ Overview of satellite channels from around the world. |