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  2. DiSEqC - Wikipedia

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    2-way DiSEqC switch 4-way DiSEqC switch with attached coaxial cables.. DiSEqC (/ ˈ d aɪ s ɛ k, d aɪ ˈ s ɛ k s i /; [citation needed] short for Digital Satellite Equipment Control) is a special communication protocol for use between a satellite receiver and a device such as a multi-dish switch or a small [1] dish antenna rotor.

  3. Universal Satellites Automatic Location System - Wikipedia

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    Universal Satellites Automatic Location System (USALS), also known (unofficially) as DiSEqC 1.3, Go X or Go to XX is a satellite dish motor protocol that automatically creates a list of available satellite positions in a motorised satellite dish setup. It is used in conjunction with the DiSEqC 1.2 protocol.

  4. Satellite television - Wikipedia

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    The signals are received via an outdoor parabolic antenna commonly referred to as a satellite dish and a low-noise block downconverter. Diagram showing how modern satellite television works. A satellite receiver decodes the desired television program for viewing on a television set. Receivers can be external set-top boxes, or a built-in ...

  5. Low-noise block downconverter - Wikipedia

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    A low-noise block downconverter (LNB) is the receiving device mounted on satellite dishes used for satellite TV reception, which collects the radio waves from the dish and converts them to a signal which is sent through a cable to the receiver inside the building.

  6. Satellite modem - Wikipedia

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    A satellite modem is not the only device needed to establish a communication channel. Other equipment that is essential for creating a satellite link include satellite antennas and frequency converters. Data to be transmitted are transferred to a modem from data terminal equipment (e.g. a computer).

  7. Satellite dish - Wikipedia

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    A satellite dish is a dish-shaped type of parabolic antenna designed to receive or transmit information by radio waves to or from a communication satellite. The term most commonly means a dish which receives direct-broadcast satellite television from a direct broadcast satellite in geostationary orbit .

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  9. Automatic-tracking satellite dish - Wikipedia

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    Automatic Tracking Satellite Dishes are satellite dishes used while a vehicle, boat or ship is in motion. Automatic tracking satellite dishes utilize gyroscopes , GPS position sensors, and uses unique satellite identification data and an integrated DVB decoder to aid in identification of the satellite that it is pointing at.