Exploring the world of communication satellites, this book helps broadcast professionals and students understand these indispensable telecommunications tools. It covers topics ranging from theories of satellite operation to practical instructions for the initial set-up of mobile earth stations.

Aims to teach the reader of the underlying principles and practical applications of digital A/V, and to show where technology is heading in the 21st century. The book shows how to screen and select A/V system components, and how to choose the best design approaches for a particular system. Broadcast and computer system-design engineers should find this a useful text for an understanding of analogue-digital conversion, video cameras, digital transmission and processing, compression, recording and storage, post-production, and more.