| Are you of an age where you can remember the | | | | satellite dish, but the dishes were small and easy |
| early television receivers? If you lived in a city, | | | | to mount on houses or roofs. The satellite dish |
| you had an antenna and could pick up signals from | | | | was sold as a package or levels of packages of |
| the local television station. The lucky cities had | | | | programming, and there were 100's of channels |
| one, two or three networks. ABC, CBS and NBC | | | | available. |
| and lots of programs were shown live. Eventually | | | | Incentives |
| many cities added something called PBS, Public | | | | If you are one of the people who is still |
| Broadcasting System which didn't have a lot to | | | | wondering whether to switch from cable or |
| offer either. If you lived in a small rural town, you | | | | antenna to a satellite dish, you may want to |
| might get fortunate enough to have cable | | | | consider the following. With a satellite dish, you |
| television. That too, consisted of three networks | | | | have over 200 networks available to you, with |
| and occasionally a local channel which usually | | | | more if you choose priority packages. You can |
| broadcast classified advertisements and | | | | watch anything from sports to music, from food |
| community notices for 6-8 hours daily. | | | | to educational classes. |
| History | | | | A satellite dish is easily installed, you control where |
| Then suddenly every backyard in America with a | | | | the dish is placed and you control the |
| southern exposure was sporting a huge satellite | | | | programming that is viewed in your home. |
| dish. Some of the monster dishes were up to ten | | | | Equipment |
| feet in diameter and were in real danger every | | | | In its simplest form, a satellite dish is a small |
| time there was a windstorm. But the positive | | | | parabolic antenna which allows the receipt of |
| impact of the satellite dish was the number of | | | | signals from a satellite. The signals are focused |
| television stations and were suddenly available, | | | | and directed into the receiving unit before being |
| even to people who had never been able to get a | | | | transmitted to the television. Mounting a satellite |
| television receiver due to distance from town. So, | | | | dish is an easy matter of placing the dish on a |
| not only did more people have good television | | | | spot clear of local obstructions and pointing the |
| reception in their homes thanks to the satellite | | | | satellite dish at the correct satellite path. Only 2-4 |
| dish, but the satellite dish could capture many | | | | screws hold the satellite dish bracket in the |
| more signals and thus provide more programming. | | | | correct place. (If there is heavy wind in the |
| An early satellite dish might have as many as 50 | | | | region, it may be necessary to place the satellite |
| to 60 stations. | | | | dish in a somewhat more protected area, |
| When the big satellite dish companies such as | | | | because a heavy wind will move the satellite dish |
| DISH Network, Direct TV and Prime Star, (now | | | | and objects placed on it.) |
| defunct) started setting up their kiosks at county | | | | So, as you can see satellite dish is a wonderful |
| fairs and in the electronics stores, every | | | | option for anyone seeking quality television and |
| homeowner in America not only could afford a | | | | entertainment. |