Source: Satellite Communications, 4th Edition

ISBN: 9780071462983
Authors: Dennis Roddy

A. Answers to Selected Problems

A.1. Chapter 2
2.5. 11016 km

2.7. 70.14°

2.9. (a) 3.842 km/s; ( b) 12605.85 ft/s; ( c) 8594.89 mi/h

2.11. 42165 km; 0.00018973

2.17. (a) 13.994 rev/day; ( b) 0; (c) −3.158 deg/day

2.19. 2451248.5 day; 2451598.0 day; 2452700.1875 day; 2455382.125 day

2.21. (a) Jan 3, 0 h; (b) July 4, 03:00 h; (c) Oct 27, 2 h 55 min 4.21 s; ( d) Jan 3, 7 h 3 min 57.75 s; (e) January 31, 2 h 26 min 9.6 s

2.23. (a) 27027 km; ( b) 0.74718; (c) 12.277 rad/day; ( d) 12.276 rad/day; ( e) 737.024 min; ( f) −0.149 deg/day; (g) 0.007 deg/day

2.25. 0.856°W

2.27. (a) 54.53 rad/day; ( b) −125.425°; ( c) 10,509.1 km; ( d) 36.66°S

2.29. 101.83°W

2.31. 249.8°; 84.96°; 290.7°; 289.52°; 6614.9 km

2.33. −0.707 deg/day; −2.502 deg/day; 82.778 rad/day

2.35. −0.206°; 110.063 min

2.37. (a) 7234.6 km; ( b) 0° Latitude approximately.

2.39. 73.521°

2.41. (a) 07:00 h; (b) 05:00 h; (c) 15:00 h; (d) 20:00 h

A.2. Chapter 3
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3.3. Satellite on same longitude as the earth station, and latitude = 76.3°.

3.5. Latitude zero; maximum possible longitudinal separation 76.3°.

3.7. 302.6°; 64.8°

3.9. 44.3°; 45°

3.15. 2.1°

3.21.

3.23. 35799.86 km; 35772.87 km

A.3. Chapter 4
4.3. 0.29 dB

4.7. Horizontal 0.0067 dB; vertical 0.0055 dB

4.11. (a) 1.12 dB; (b) 1.19 dB

4.13. 0.006 dB

4.15. 0.015 dB

A.4. Chapter 5
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5.3. For Ex max unity and Ey max = 3Ex max, the power relationship gives Ex max = 10V

5.5. 0.5 W

5.7. LH elliptical

5.9. LH elliptical

5.13. 59°

5.17. 19°

5.21. PL = 0.11 dB; XPD = 16 dB

5.25. 50.4 dB

5.27. 36.6 dB

A.5. Chapter 6
6.1. 26.78 dBW

6.3. (1.41, 0.513, 2.598)

6.5. −36.87° relative to the + y axis

6.7. 23.87 × 10 −15 W/m 2

6.9. 51.8 dB

6.11. 1.56 dB

6.13. 7.96 × 10 −6 m 2

6.19. HPBEH = 22°; HPBW E = 25.2°; 18.72 dB

6.25. 0.9 m

6.27. 12.76 m 2; 48.07 dB

6.33. Currents are in-phase

6.37. (a) 1.172 cm; ( b) 536.3 rad/m; 307.3 deg/cm

6.39. Δl = 1.13 mm

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9.1. 300–3400 Hz; −14.4 dBm

9.9. Y = 0.3R + 0.59G + 0.11B; Q = 0.21R − 0.52G + 0.31B; I = 0.6R − 0.28G − 0.32B

9.13. 500 Hz

9.17. 152 kHz

9.21. (a) 1.465; ( b) 2.322; ( c) 7.545

9.23. (a) 12.6 dB; (b) 13.9 dB; (c) 5.5 dB

9.25. (a) 62.6 dB; (b) 2686.9:1

A.7. Chapter 10
10.5. (a) 11100001, 01100001; ( b) 11011111, 01011111; ( c) 11010100, 01010100; ( d) 10011000, 00011000

10.7. (a) 51.7 dB; (b) 16

10.9. (a) 0.079; ( b) 3.87 × 10 −6; (c) approximately 0

10.15. Approximately 1.91 × 10 −4

10.17. Approximately 1.6 × 10 −4

10.19. Approximately 1.1 × 10 −6

A.8. Chapter 11
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11.3. codewords 256; datawords 128

11.5. (a) (0000000); (b) (1111111); (c) (0010101)

11.7. s = 001

11.9. 0.839

11.11. 3

11.17. 2.117 MHz; 1.059 MHz

11.19. 2.78 × 10 −4

11.21. −3 dB

11.23. For 111, the Euclidean metric is 3.942, and for 000, it is 4.143. This is closest to 111; therefore, the soft decision decoding produces a
binary 1. For hard decision, majority vote results in a binary 0.

11.25. 0.201

A.9. Chapter 12
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12.1. (a) 14.6 dB; (b) 23.6 dBW; (c) 75.6 dBHz; ( d) 28.2 dB; (e) 23 dBK

12.3. (a) 42.9 dB; (b) 50.3 dB

12.5. 1.98 m 2

12.7. (a) 4.33 pW/m 2; (b) 195.8 pW

12.9. −98.6 dBW or 138.6 pW

12.11. (a) 20 dB; (b) 220 K

12.13. (a) 8.45 dB; (b) 1740 K

12.15. 940.8 K

12.19. 108.1 dBHz; 32.5 dB

12.21. 6 dB

12.23. (a) 178.6 pW/m 2; (b) −97.5 dBW/m 2

12.25. 45.6 dBW

12.27. 78.1 dBHz

12.29. 73.5 dBW

12.31. 92.1 dBHz; 86.1 dBHz

12.33. 14.6 dB

12.35. 76.1 dBHz

12.37. 14.5 dB

12.39. 26.52 dB

A.10. Chapter 13
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13.3. For earth station 1, 2.83°, and for earth station 2, 2.85°

13.5. 0.5°; 314.2 km

13.7. 4.5 dB

13.9. 45.4 dB

13.11. 25.1 dB

13.13. 21.1 dB

13.15. 51.35 dB

13.17. Yes for 13.12; no for 13.13

13.19. (a) 22.4 dB; (b) 25 dB

A.11. Chapter 14
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14.9. 6

14.11. 26.5 dB

14.13. (a) −146.8 dBWK −1; (b) 15.7 dBW

14.15. (b)(1) 2.2 MHz; ( b)(2) 11.2 MHz

14.21. 0.85

14.23. 0.51

14.25. 0.93; 872

14.27. 0.962; 1797

14.33. 60 Mb/s

14.35. (a) 75.89 dBHz; ( b) 49.3 dBW

14.37. 50.5 dBW

14.39. 24 modes

14.41. 8 mV; −21 dB

14.49. 199 (rounded down)

A.12. Chapter 15
15.11. 33.92 Mbps

15.23. 40 kb/s

15.25. 251.7 Mb/s

15.31. 1904 kilobytes

15.33. 0.327 s; 0.267 s

A.13. Chapter 16
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16.1. (a) 22 at 148°, 10 unassigned; 30 at 166°, 2 unassigned; 27 at 157°, 5 unassigned; 32 at 119°, 110°, and 101°; 30 at 61.5°,

2 unassigned. (b) Continental 22; DBSC 22; DirecTV 54; Dominion 16; Echostar 24; Echostar/Directsat 44; MCI 28; TIC/Tempo 11; USSB
16; unassigned 19.

16.3. 54 dBW

16.5. 175°: DBSC 440 Mb/s; Echostar/Directsat 440 Mb/s

166°: Continental 440 Mb/s; Dominion 320 Mb/s; Echostar/ Directsat 440 Mb/s

157°: DirecTV 1080 Mb/s

148°: Echostar 960 Mb/s; USSB 320 Mb/s

119°: Echostar/Directsat 840 Mb/s; TCI/Tempo 440 Mb/s

110°: Echostar/Directsat 40 Mb/s; MCI 1120 Mb/s; USSB 120 Mb/s

101°: DirecTV 1080 Mb/s; USSB 200 Mb/s

61.5°: Continental 440 Mb/s; DBSC 440 Mb/s; Dominion 320 Mb/s

16.13. 31 dB; 33 dB; 34 dB; 3.67°; 2.76°; 2.21°

16.15. [Eb/N 0] = −0.46 dB; therefore, signal is completely lost.

16.17. 6.9 dB. This is just satisfactory.

16.19. With an antenna diameter of 20 in., a rain rate of 18 mm/h will just lose the signal. This corresponds to a time percentage of about 0.49
percent (see Table 16.2).

16.21. 11.48 MHz; 33.44 MHz

A.14. Chapter 17
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(Values rounded off to 1 decimal place).

17.7. 144.6 dB

17.9. 71.1 dBHz; 23.5 dB

17.11. 57.3 dBHz; 20.5 dB

17.13. 56.2 dBHz and 9.2 dB for both cells

17.15. Cell-1:51.4 dBHz, 4.4 dB; cell-16:52.1 dBHz, 5.1 dB

17.17. Rain conditions 4.8 dB; clear sky conditions 7.8 dB

17.19. No sun: 78.9 dBHz, 4.9 dB; sun: 78.5 dBHz, 4.6 dB.

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