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Satcom Bit Error Rate Troubles? Here Is The First Thing We Do.

A quality reference oscillator will solve a lot of satcom throughput issues. Here are some common symptoms we see when a satellite ground terminal isn't working as planned:

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P1dB, How Do You Solve For +20 dBm?

Is RF Power At The Front End What You’re Really Up Against?

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5 Things About Phase Locked Loop Controlled LNBs & Frequency Stability

A key specification of a satellite receive system is the frequency stability. This is important for satellite systems engineers because it has an impact on carrier acquisition time, the size of the...

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Orbital Research at IBC 2019: Executive Q&A with Trevor Hiebert

Trevor Hiebert, Orbital’s VP of Business Development, in an executive Q&A with IBC

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Wireless Spectrum - Real Estate in the Sky

Wireless Spectrum: Real Estate in the Sky All wireless operators need RF spectrum: dedicated radio frequencies that carry TV, GPS, mobile broadband and other invisible signals through the air. But...

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Talking to EO satellites in the 26 GHz spectrum

Space-based frequency converters for less crowded bands The traditional satellite market – dominated by bus-sized satellites and mega budgets – is giving way to SmallSats, CubeSats, NanoSats and...

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Universal Broadband is Closer Than You Think

How Orbital’s new wideband Ka-band LNA keeps you in the fast lane wherever you are As the Earth’s orbit traffic problem intensifies, satellite operators are moving quickly to find some elbow room in...

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Containing Vibration – Protecting the Signal

How Orbital’s custom low noise block downconverters hold steady in high vibration environments Imagine the pressure a combat general is under when leading a mission – specifically, when leading it...

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LNB remote monitoring and control: Even better than being there?

At times, your low noise block downconverter (LNB) may be out of reach. It might be in a remote or unmanned location, built into an inaccessible enclosure, or mounted on the fuselage of an aircraft....

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From the Arctic to the Sahara: LNBs in extreme temperatures

When the mercury spikes – or plummets – the low noise block downconverter (LNB) in your satellite terminal can stop working properly or stop working altogether, similar to a cell phone that gets too...

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