Modern digital conununications favor OFDM systems because of their advantages such as spectral efficiency, reduced inter-symbol interference (ISI) and flexibility of deployment across various frequency bands with little modification to the air interface. One of the principle challenges of OFDM systems is the cost and complexity of the system implementation. Recent developments in the field of digital electronics and Software Defined Radio have opened up various possibilities of simplified solutions for such complexities. Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) provide a perfect platform for this purpose because of their low-cost, easy programmability and vast resources. This work presents a simplified design and FPGA implementation of an OFDM system specified by the European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) for satellite digital radio in ETSI TS 102 551-2 V2.1.1 (2007-08), using Xilinx DSP design tools.