Satellite Dishes

Satellite Dishes Connect You to Great Television

Satellite dishes are no longer large metal creatures that stand in yards as testaments to a homeowner's commitment to receiving serious TV. They are basically glorified antennas that come in much smaller, less expensive formats now. More and more people - particularly in rural areas - are realizing the convenience and simplicity of satellite TV.

Satellite dishes are antennas designed to receive signals from a specific broadcast source. A standard dish will include a bowl-shaped surface and a central feed horn. In order to transmit a signal, a controller sends the signal through the horn. The dish turns the signal into a narrow beam.

Curved satellite dishes reflect energy from the feed horn. Satellite dishes attached to homes for the purpose of receiving