Global VSAT Forum (GVF)
Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG)
World Teleport Association (WTA)
Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG)
World Teleport Association (WTA)
Industry
Associations
Associations
Satellite Equipment Type Approvals
GVF-101, Mutual Recognition of Performance Measurement Guidelines and Procedures for Satellite System
Operator Type Approvals, Rev. C. (Global VSAT Forum). PDF
Regulatory
FCC Part 25 rules for satellite communications (47 C.F.R. 25, 2004) in searchable PDF format (3.3 MB).
Recent Reports-and-Orders and Notices of Proposed Rulemaking relating to Part 25, FCC 05-62 (460k) and FCC
05-63 (570k).
RF/microwave design
RF Cafe Excellent collection of resources for RF designers.
Microwaves 101 Info for the microwave dude.
GVF-101, Mutual Recognition of Performance Measurement Guidelines and Procedures for Satellite System
Operator Type Approvals, Rev. C. (Global VSAT Forum). PDF
Regulatory
FCC Part 25 rules for satellite communications (47 C.F.R. 25, 2004) in searchable PDF format (3.3 MB).
Recent Reports-and-Orders and Notices of Proposed Rulemaking relating to Part 25, FCC 05-62 (460k) and FCC
05-63 (570k).
RF/microwave design
RF Cafe Excellent collection of resources for RF designers.
Microwaves 101 Info for the microwave dude.
Technical
Resources
Resources
Papers and
Patents
Patents
Satellite Equipment Type Approvals
Ralph Brooker, "Satellite Industry Initiatives in Uplink Earth Station Quality, " RFI Forum, Washington, D.C., March
2003. Presentation (PDF)
R.L. Brooker, "Universal type approvals for Ka-band ground equipment," Space Communications 18 (2002) 13-
16. Presented at the 7th Ka Band Utilization Conference, Santa Margherita, Italy, September 2001. Paper (PDF)
Presentation (PDF)
Antennas and Earth Station Engineering
Ralph Brooker and Dan Vorderbrueggen, "Antenna Pointing Accuracy Impact on Geostationary Satellite Link
Quality and Interference," 23rd AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems and 11th Ka and
Broadband Communications Joint Conference, Rome, Italy, 2005. Paper (PDF).
Non-linear distortion
R. L. Brooker, “Spectral-Null Pulse Waveform for Characterizing Gain and Phase Distortion in Devices with
Uncorrelated Frequency Translation or Limited CW Power Capability,” 63rd ARFTG Conf. Dig., pp. 7-11, June
2004. Paper (PDF)
Ralph Brooker and Donald Jackson, "Techniques for Predicting Nonlinear Distortion in Ka-band Gateways," 10th
Ka and Broadband Communications Conference, Vicenza, Italy, September 2004. Paper (PDF) Presentation
(PDF)
Patents
Method and System for Compensating for Atmospheric Fading in a Communications System, U.S. Patent
6,813,476. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Self-Pointing Antenna Scanning, U.S. Patent 6,943,750. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Precision Adjustment Antenna Mount And Alignment Method, U.S. Patent 7,046,210. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Reflector Antenna Support Structure, U.S. Patent 7,173,575. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Antenna Adjustment Tool, U.S. Patent 7,219,581. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Ralph Brooker, "Satellite Industry Initiatives in Uplink Earth Station Quality, " RFI Forum, Washington, D.C., March
2003. Presentation (PDF)
R.L. Brooker, "Universal type approvals for Ka-band ground equipment," Space Communications 18 (2002) 13-
16. Presented at the 7th Ka Band Utilization Conference, Santa Margherita, Italy, September 2001. Paper (PDF)
Presentation (PDF)
Antennas and Earth Station Engineering
Ralph Brooker and Dan Vorderbrueggen, "Antenna Pointing Accuracy Impact on Geostationary Satellite Link
Quality and Interference," 23rd AIAA International Communications Satellite Systems and 11th Ka and
Broadband Communications Joint Conference, Rome, Italy, 2005. Paper (PDF).
Non-linear distortion
R. L. Brooker, “Spectral-Null Pulse Waveform for Characterizing Gain and Phase Distortion in Devices with
Uncorrelated Frequency Translation or Limited CW Power Capability,” 63rd ARFTG Conf. Dig., pp. 7-11, June
2004. Paper (PDF)
Ralph Brooker and Donald Jackson, "Techniques for Predicting Nonlinear Distortion in Ka-band Gateways," 10th
Ka and Broadband Communications Conference, Vicenza, Italy, September 2004. Paper (PDF) Presentation
(PDF)
Patents
Method and System for Compensating for Atmospheric Fading in a Communications System, U.S. Patent
6,813,476. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Self-Pointing Antenna Scanning, U.S. Patent 6,943,750. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Precision Adjustment Antenna Mount And Alignment Method, U.S. Patent 7,046,210. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Reflector Antenna Support Structure, U.S. Patent 7,173,575. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
Antenna Adjustment Tool, U.S. Patent 7,219,581. (Assignee: Andrew Corp.)
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