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Satellite TV system: DBS

There are mainly two types of satellite TV system available in United States -- TVRO and DBS. TVRO, or in detail, Television Recieve Only is the first satellite system available for home satellite viewing system while DBS, Direct Broadcast Satellite is available later. These two satellite system work in different band (C-band and Ku-band) and their working system specifications are quite a different. We'll review DBS here in this article, while you can get more information about TVRO system here at: Satellite TV system: TVRO.

DBS - Direct Broadcast Satellite

DBS is meant for everyone with a simple, low cost installation of the system. Small dish, maintenance-free, and stable signals receiptions -- all these makes the satellite TV system a good cormmercial product.

Satellite TV via DBS system is done in the Ku-Band. These satellites work on higher frequencies and can transmit higher power signals. This is why smaller dishes can be used to receive satellite signal for DBS systems.

As you might known, a small TV dish of 18 inches is already good enough to receive all satellite TV by Satellite TV. This makes it possible to have satellite TV from an apartment on the 10th floor, if you have a clear line of sight to the south. Once installed the dish needs no maintenance since it is aimed at just one satellite. Some dishes actually have 2 or more feeds which makes it possible to receive the signals from more than 1 satellite.

Unfortunately, there are no free channels available on DBS satellites as these are often owned and used by the satellite TV provider it self, while TVRO satellites often are used by those who rent space on the satellite for a limited time. TVRO systems are meant for, for instance, transport of unedited materials between continents, but also within one continent.

Often the installation is for free as it really is very easy to do. The only thing that is needed is a bit of knowledge of where to find the satellite and the tools that make this even easier. A qualified installer will find the satellite and point it to maximum reception within minutes.

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