Add to collection
  • + Create new collection
    • Diagram of how a satellite dish works.
    Rights: How Stuff Works Published 6 March 2017 Size: 94 KB Referencing Hub media

    Most satellite dishes are designed to only receive satellite signals, but some are used to send signals to satellites as well.

      Appears in

      ARTICLE

      Satellite communications

      Communications satellites are used to send and receive radio signals for television, phone or internet communications. Large concave reflectors called satellite dishes are normally used to send ...

      READ MORE
      MORE
      Add to favourites
      Add to collection
    1. + Create new collection
        2. Go to full glossary
        Download all
        Email Us

        See our newsletters here.