RECOMMENDATION ITU-R S.733-2 … DETERMINATION OF THE G/T RATIO FOR EARTH STATIONS OPERATING IN THE FIXED-SATELLITE SERVICE ANNEX 1 … Measurement of the ratio with the aid of radio stars 1 Introduction 2 Method of measurement 3 Suitable radio stars 4 Correction factors 4.1 Angular extension of radio stars 4.2 Change of flux with time 4.3 Polarization effects 5 Limitations of the radio star method APPENDIX 1 TO ANNEX 1 … Contributions to the noise temperature of an earth-station receiving antenna 1 Introduction 2 Measuring equipment 3 Results of measurements ANNEX 2 … Measurement of the ratio with a signal from a geostationary satellite 1 Introduction 2 Method of measurement 3 Limitations of the method ANNEX 3 … Method of determining earth-station antenna characteristics at frequencies above 10 GHz 1 Introduction 2 Specification of the figure of merit 3 Calculation model 4 Sample calculation 4.1 Assumptions 4.2 Calculation results