| SPACE
PACIFIC Digital Satellite TV Installer
Certification Course For
anyone who may not currently have a solid technical background but has the desire to learn
about digital TVRO technology and is ready to absorb the basics required, one step at a
time and at a pace that fits their personal needs.
COURSE OUTLINE
Our graphically intensive, step by step tutorials
cover:
 Satellite 101:
satellite frequencies, wavelengths, orbits, power levels and “footprints.”
Digital video compression:
from analogue to digital, bit rates, MPEG, DVB, FEC rate, symbol rate, coding,
bit error rate (BER), digital IRD threshold and rain fades.
Feedhorns and LNBs:
thermal noise; LNB noise temperature, figure, gain and stability; feed design and use,
polarisation methods, hybrid feeds, and multi-feed systems. |
Satellite TV Antennas: prime focus, offset, and planar
array antennas; antenna gain, G/T, side lobe performance, beamwidth, and calculating
system C/N performance.
Satellite Receivers, IRDs and Encryption: features and
operational parameters of analogue versus digital IRDs plus a basic overview of encryption
technologies.
Satellite Installations: a step-by-step guide
to how to install DTH TV receiving systems from locating the site & selecting the
components to assembly, tracking and maintenance. Includes information on how to tune
digital IRDs and troubleshoot problems with digital TV receiving systems.
Satellite Tools & Test
Equipment: how to use tools, meters and a spectrum analyser during the
installation and while trouble shooting.
Digital DTH Platforms around the world: an overview of
digital satellite TV platforms and how to receive their signals in your area.
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Graduating SPACE PACIFIC members for the Digital
Satellite TV Installer Certification Program include:
- Brendon Bell, Town & Country Aerial
Installations
- Gabriel Chingue, Enterprise Chingue
- Darren Colquhoun, DC Electrical
- Bruce Gutschlag
- John Hoskins, The Antenna Man
- Andrew Maitland
- James McIntyre, Ruapehu Electrical
Services
- Maurits Roos, Teltrac Communication
- Grant Tormey
Just a few of the many
supporting comments made by students who have already taken and completed our courses:
"Simply the best investment I could have
possibly made."
"Far more educational materials than I ever
dreamed that I would receive."
"I came into the course just because I was
curious. Now I definitely want to pursue satellite TV as a career choice."
DIGITAL INSTALLER COURSE
MATERIALS
The DIGITAL
Satellite TV Handbook, a one-hour Satellite
Installations videotape, and CD ROM disk containing interactive course materials.
Also included: e-mail interaction with the course trainer, exams, grading and the SPACE
PACIFIC certificate of graduation.
Course Trainer: Mark Long,
consultant, lecturer, and author of ten telecommunication handbooks. |
