Further readings

V. 1.0 - 14.07.2003

There are enough books and magazines available which are covering the aspects of satellite technology and acompanied technologies in detail. All you need to know is where to look, there are enough online-bookstores available. The following books are just mentioned because they are in the bookshelf of the author and are just used as an example.

	This is the absolute must have german book about antenna design. Covers also specific YAGI and HELIX antennas for satellite purposes. Rothammels Antennenbuch 12. aktualisierte Auflage von Alois Krischke, DJ0TR 997 Seiten DARC Verlag, Baunatal ISBN 3-88692-033-4 Copyright 2001
	This book is describing in depth the physical basics of satellite technology together with the mathematical models and formulas. Satellite Communications Fundamentals von Jules E. Kadish & Thomas W.R. East 487 Seiten Artech House Inc., USA ISBN 1-58053-136-9 Copyright 2000 Buch enthält eine CD-ROM
	Satelliten selbst beobachten An old book dated back in 1969. The author M.-Dieter Oslender describes on 87 pages how to recieve satellites. A nice vintage book. It is interesting to see/read what kind of methodes and equipment people were using back when the moon landing took place.
	Satellitenkommunikation is a german book targeting engineers and technicians in the field of communication technologies. This book describes in detail the basics of data- and telecommunication over satellites. Satellitenkommunikation von Hans Dodel 258 Seiten Hüthig Verlag, Heidelberg ISBN 3-7785-3924-8 Copyright 1999
	An interesting and easy to read book about satellite navigation. Satellitennavigation von Georg Erwin Thaller 120 Seiten vth Verlag, Baden-Baden ISBN 3-88180-358-0 Copyright 1999
	This book gives a brief overview about espionage and reconaissance satellites. Spionagesatelliten von Georg Erwin Thaller 108 Seiten vth Verlag, Baden-Baden ISBN 3-88180-362-9 Copyright 1999
	The authors are giving a introduction into the various signals of satellites. UKW Sprechfunk Handbuch von Michael Marten und Wolf Siebel 377 Seiten Siebel Verlag, Meckenheim ISBN 3-89632-052-1 Copyright 2002
	A publisher who has many books about satellite topics as well as electronic warfare in his catalogue and is specialized in communication technology is Artech House. This is a small overview of interesting books published by Artech House: Satellite Broadcast Systems Engineering von Jorge Matos Gomez Mobile Satellite Communications von Shingo Ohmori Low Earth Orbital Satellites for Communication Networks von Abbas Jamalipour Introduction to Satellite Communication von Bruce Elbert The Satellite Communication Ground Segment and Earth Station Handbook von Bruce Elbert

Magazines

One of the most comprehensive magazines about signal monitoring. Covers also satellite topics.

A magazine for radio beginners. Covers sometimes satellite topics.

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