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Directory Sites
Earth station information from Vincor, including satellite charts.
www.vincor.com
Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association.
www.sbca.com
LyngSat - Lyngemark Satellite Chart
Up-to-date information on all satellites around the world.
www.lyngsat.com
Has lots of information and links for the do-it-yourselfer including a how-to for installing satellite dishes.
www.geo-orbit.org
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.
www.satsig.net
Regularly updated listing of all MPEG-2 free to air satellite transmissions.
www.global-cm.net
Robert Smathers TVRO Satellite Web Page
Features a number of satellite links.
www.nmia.com
Encyberpedia Information Services
Numerous satellite systems links
www.encyberpedia.com
Provides a history of US communications satellite technology.
www.hq.nasa.gov
Antenna Tutorial on Gain and Beamwidth
This site provides the in-depth and comprehensive theory of proper antenna design.
www.aticourses.com
FCC Fixed Satellite regulations
Section 25 requirements for satellite communications, in PDF and text form
www.access.gpo.gov
Section 100 requirements for DBS communications, in PDF and text form
www.access.gpo.gov
Synopsis of a receive only satellite system with many references and case studies.sina.sharif.ac.ir
Geostationary Satellite Link Budget Calculations
More link budget calculations using Intelsat formulae.
www.geocities.com
Choke Plate (Scalar) Feed Design
PDF on the design of the scalar plate for one of the most overlooked pieces of an efficient satellite system, the feedhorn.
astron.berkeley.edu