Earth Terminal Site Selection and Installation for the Public Television Satellite Interconnection System

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: J SMPTE
Volume: 88, No. 4, pp. 228–235
Abstract: The process of finding suitable sites for 150 ten-meter diameter satellite earth terminal antennas involves a complicated series of events. A wide range of expertise is required to determine: (1) how a station qualifies for an earth terminal; (2) the radio frequency interference environment; (3) the zoning and physical environmental regulations to be satisfied; (4) ownership of the property; (5) preparation of the FCC applications for construction permits and licenses; (6) design of site equipment configurations; (7) construction, installation and testing; (8) frequency coordination and protection; and (9) routine system testing. In order to accomplish these activities in the time frame provided, Public Broadcasting organized the Satellite Interconnection System Project Office (SISPO), comprised of representatives of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Collins Telecommunications Division of Rockwell International, Western Union, and Touche Ross & Co. There were three major phases to the overall effort: the system definition phase, the preliminary phase, and the implementation phase. The thrust of this paper deals with the engineering aspects of the latter two phases.
Publication Date: 1979-04-01
DOI: 10.5594/J10410
ISSN: Print: 0036-1682
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J10410
Author(s): Edmund A. WilliamsPublic Broadcasting Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC 20024
Copyright: © 1979 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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PBS Satellite Interconnection Technical Operations and Maintenance [Active]
System Performance Objectives and Acceptance Testing of the Public Television Satellite Interconnection System [Active]
The Planning and Implementation of the Public Television Satellite Interconnection System [Active]
4. CCIR Report 449-1, “Frequency Sharing Within and Between Systems in the Fixed Satellite Service and Terrestrial Systems,” (revised 1974), ITV Publication's Green Book , Geneva 1975 . EXTERNAL
5. Williams E. A. Marr G. P. Schmitt C. H. , “Earth Terminal Siting Considerations for the Public Broadcasting Satellite Interconnection System,” presented at the International Conference on Communications (ICC), Chicago, June 1977 . EXTERNAL

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