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Satellite Dish Systems

When satellite dish systems first appeared on the scene they were a piece of work to get home and install not counting the price you had to pay to buy one which could run into thousands of dollars. Then when you did get it set up in your back yard ten chances to one you had no backyard left as the size of the dish would take up most of the space. They were cumbersome and not all that reliable. Weather seemed to interfere a lot with them and they seemed to always need tuning or adjusting. Well those days are a thing of the past and Dish Network has spoiled us.

Today the compact dishes that are offered are a far cry from what used to be. They are no more than 18 inches in length and can be attached to any part of your home as long as they are pointed south with an unobstructed view. It sounds simple enough, but the satellite dish system is a little more complex than what it appears.

Broadcast television and satellite television are not the same. Broadcast television uses a powerful antenna to send out waves, which are picked up by antennas on the homes and the limitation of broadcast is range. With a satellite dish system, the signal comes from a satellite that is placed in orbit about 22,000 miles above the earth. This signal can be picked up at a very wide range, which can give service to a lot more customers.

Today's satellite can bring television into your home through a small dish attached to your house and a receiver inside on top of your TV. The receiver picks up the signal from the satellite and redirects it to your TV, changing the signal from analog to digital. Without this receiver there would be no satellite TV as we know it. It decodes the signal that comes in and converts it so you receiver the clear picture and sound that you get.

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