| Technology seems so important today and it | | | | line with the main TV station antenna. |
| seems to be the best thing in our everyday life. | | | | As for the satellite TV system, the signals are |
| Without the help of technology, our lives would still | | | | sent to the satellite. The satellite will act as a |
| be like in the Stone Age. People today however | | | | transmitter and receiver at the same time. By |
| tend to take technology for granted. We all know | | | | receiving the signal from the TV station, it |
| how to use it but never really understand how a | | | | transmits the signal to the dish of every |
| device does really works. Therefore, let us take a | | | | subscriber. With the satellite orbiting the earth |
| view on how does a satellite TV system | | | | exactly 24 hours, it will be coherent with the |
| operates. | | | | rotation of earth around its axis. With this, the |
| Years ago, satellite TV was only and imaginable | | | | satellite allows you to view your favorite shows |
| technology that everyone could only dream of. | | | | from your very own TV set. |
| The cost of this technology includes the huge | | | | It is really as simple as that. The satellite TV |
| antenna and the high maintenance cost plus the | | | | system is just like a normal TV receiving signals |
| costly installation or set up fee. However, once | | | | from a TV station. The only difference is that the |
| installed, you could get TV signals no matter | | | | signal is transmit via a satellite which could cover a |
| which part in the world you are in. This system is | | | | large area instead of the normal TV transmission |
| extremely suitable for those who live in rural | | | | which only works in a direct line. Therefore, we |
| areas where there are no TV coverage from | | | | could conclude that the satellite works as a giant |
| traditional antennas. The normal TV signals are | | | | reflector that could gather a signal and spread it |
| broadcast using radio waves. This sort of | | | | to numerous household giving then the power to |
| transmission travels in a straight line. Therefore, in | | | | be entertainment at the comfort of their own |
| order for you to receive the TV coverage, you | | | | home. |
| must have your TV antenna positioned in a direct | | | | |