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Kingston – Books 15 – IMG_7214

Authors: Rudolf F. Graf and William Sheets

Publisher: Howard W. Sams

Learn the secrets of signal scrambling from the experts. This book helps readers understand how signals are decoded and encoded. Discusses the theory and techniques behind over-the-air and cable signals; provides actual descrambling projects; includes hands-on projects for building a scrambler and descrambler; and shows readers how to build a video test generator with scrambling capability.

Contents by Chapter (in brief)

Preface…..v

Note to the Reader…..vii

Frontispiece…..viii

1. Introduction…..1 2. More Scrambling Systems and Future Possibilities…..9 3. Scrambling/Descrambling Techniques – Basic Circuitry…..17 4. More Scrambling/Descrambling Techniques…..25 5. The SAVI System…..33 6. Advanced Scrambling Methods – Satellite Techniques…..41 7. Political, Legal, and Consumer Aspects of Scrambling…..49 8. Digitizing Audio and Video Signals…..55 9. Cable and Satellite Decoder Circuitry…..65 10. Commercial Satellite Encryption Systems…..91 11. Satellite TV and Interference Considerations…..97 12. Data Encryption Standards (DES)…..103 13. Manufacturers’ Data Sheets…..119 14. U.S. Patents and Scrambling Systems…..157 15. Technical Data…..209

Glossary…..225

Index…..242

Paperback 246 pages ISBN: 0-672-22499-2