Doc Dutch (10-27-2020)
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Doc Dutch (10-27-2020)
Question: why are the satellite dishes facing the same position 24 hours a day?
Doc Dutch (10-27-2020)
More efficient use of radio signals. Less energy required if the dish is facing the transmitter same if the satellite transmitter is facing the receiver on earth or another satellite.
Consider a CB radio is unidirectional with 4 watts of transmitting power but a satellite signal is .00000001 watts
CB radios have a range of 3-20 miles, usually on the lower end if on level terrain. A geosynchronous orbit is 22,236 miles up. Pretty impressive.
Last edited by Doc Dutch; 10-27-2020 at 09:37 PM.
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AProudLefty (10-27-2020)
Doc Dutch (10-27-2020)
Sorry, I edited my post late.
More efficient use of radio signals. Less energy required if the dish is facing the transmitter same if the satellite transmitter is facing the receiver on earth or another satellite.
Consider a CB radio is unidirectional with 4 watts of transmitting power but a satellite signal is .00000001 watts
CB radios have a range of 3-20 miles, usually on the lower end if on level terrain. A geosynchronous orbit is 22,236 miles up. Pretty impressive.
"Hatred is a failure of imagination" - Graham Greene, "The Power and the Glory"
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