DISH Network Satellite System
A satellite dish picks up the signal sent from a satellite in orbit thousands of kilometers above the earth. Satellite dishes are bent, as the lens of a magnifying glass to concentrate the satellite signal to a point where it is captured by a feeding horn mounted in front of the antenna.
The flow horn sends the signal from the satellite TV receiver where it is decoded and sent to a TV. Satellite dishes are usually mounted outside a house on the roof or wall, but can also be placed inside a mobile stand.
A DISH Network satellite system consists of two main elements - a TV satellite dish to capture the satellite signal and a satellite TV receiver to decode and transmit that signal to your TV.