• DocumentCode
    1350715
  • Title

    Communications: Spot beams promise satellite communication breakthrough: Focused antenna beams with frequencies accessed by time division can mean higher uplink power and more powerful communication service

  • Author

    Reudink, D.O.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1978
  • Firstpage
    36
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    A technique has been found that uses TDMA to provide high antenna gain over a wide area of coverage. This scanning spot-beam antennas technique provides higher uplink power and more powerful communication service.
  • Keywords
    satellite links; scanning antennas; time division multiplexing; TDMA; antenna coverage; antenna gain; satellite links; scanning spot beam antenna; Earth; Gain; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Time division multiple access;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1978.6367869
  • Filename
    6367869
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1350715