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EXAMPLE 14.8
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The only supplied antenna gain in the question corresponds to the microstrip array antenna.

Tb=50 % [kelvin] background noise equivalent temperature Tb =

50

Gd_dB=33.5 % [dB] microstrip array antenna gain Gd_dB =

33.500000000000000
Gd=10^(Gd_dB/10) Gd =
2.238721138568340e+03

NF_LNB_dB=1.1 % [dB] receiver LNB noise figure NF_LNB_dB =

1.100000000000000
NF_LNB=10^(NF_LNB_dB/10) NF_LNB =
1.288249551693134

L_ustrip_dB=2.5 % [dB] microstrip array antenna insertion loss L_ustrip_dB =

2.500000000000000
L_ustrip=10^(L_ustrip_dB/10) L_ustrip =
1.778279410038923

T0a=290 % [kelvin] ustrip array antenna physical temperature T0a =

290

G/T receiving system figure of merit

G_ov_T=G/T

% microstrip array efficiency etha_ustrip=1/L_ustrip

etha_ustrip=1/L_ustrip etha_ustrip =
0.562341325190349
% Ta=etha_ustrip*T0a array antenna equivalent noise temperature
Ta=etha_ustrip*Tb Ta =
28.117066259517454
% LNB noise temperature
Trx=(NF_LNB-1)*T0a Trx =
83.592369991008866
% Te=Ta+T_LNB+Tr : total equivalent noise temperature
Te=Ta+(1-1/L_ustrip)*T0a+Trx Te =
2.386304519453251e+02

G_ov_T=Gd/Te G_ov_T =
9.381540035306452
G_ov_T_dB=10*log10(G_ov_T) G_ov_T_dB =
9.722741362400900

A typical domestic TV satellite receiving dish lower threshold for G/T is 12dB. So the microstrip antenna is 3dB below that figure.

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Further Reading

Satellite Reception

http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/sam/icets/satellte.htm

VSAT link budget calculator

http://www.marinesatellitesystems.com/index.php?page_id=888

Intelsat VSAT handbook

http://www.marinesatellitesystems.com/index.php?page_id=888

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Where is the whole collection of exercises?

This exercise is part of the collection of exercises Microwave Engineering POZAR 4th ed solved with MATLAB available in this website:
https://jgb2012.wixsite.com/microwave-eng-matlab

How can one get the main literature reference?

For instance from:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microwave-Engineering-David-M-Pozar/dp/0470631554

What about the solutions manual?

It's freely available https://www.scribd.com/doc/176505749/Microwave-engineering-pozar-4th-Ed-solutions-manual

For educational purposes only: https://www.copyrightuser.org/understand/exceptions/education/

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