2011 Kannur University B.Tech Electronics and Communications Engineering Seventh Semester B.Tech. (Reg./Suppl./Imp.-Including(Part Time) Degree Examination, November 2O11 : SATELLITE COMMUNICATION Question paper

VII Semester B.Tech. (Reg./Suppl./Imp.-Including(Part Time) Degree
Examination, November 2O11
(2007 Admn.)
PT 2K6/2K6 EC 705 (B) : SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 

Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100 

PART_ A 

1. Why satellite communication is so important ? [Marks 5]

2. Describe about orbital mechanics. [Marks 5]

3. What do you mean by look angle ? Explain. [Marks 5]

4. State Grassmans Law and mention its significance. [Marks 5]

5. Explain about spread spectrum transmission system. [Marks 5]

6. Explain about GPS position location principles. [Marks 5]

7. Describe satellite signal acquisition and mention its importance. [Marks 5]

8. Describe the concept of motion compensation. [Marks 5]


PART _ B 

9. a) Explain with neat diagram satellite communication system. [Marks 10] 

b) Mention about future trends in satellite communication system. [Marks 5] 

OR 

10. Explain about orbital effects in communication systems. 

11. a) Mention elaborately about satellite telemetry tracking systems. [Marks 15] 

OR 

12. a) Enlist the features of satellite antenna equipments. [Marks 10] 

b) Explain about primary power test methods. [Marks 5] 

13. a) Explain with neat block diagram FDMA and mention its importance. [Marks 15] 

OR 

14. a) Provide examples of TDMA frame structures and explain. [Marks 10] 

b) Explain about spread spectrum transmission system. [Marks 5] 

15. Design a down link/uplink for an educational institution and mention its 

specification. [Marks 15] 

OR 

16. Describe with neat block diagram satellite navigation system. [Marks 15]