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Television receive-only (Redirected from TVRO)

Television receive-only , or TVRO , refers to satellite television reception equipment that is based primarily on open standards equipment. This contrasts sharply with direct broadcast satellite (DBS), which is a completely closed system that uses proprietary reception equipment. TVRO systems are designed to receive analog satellite signals from both C-band and K u -band...
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C band

...satellite , which is a completely closed system used to deliver subscription programming to small satellite dishes connected to proprietary receiving equipment. C band is highly associated with TVRO satellite reception systems or "big dish" systems. Larger antennas and more expensive receivers, C band usually provides better video quality and is less affected by rain attenuation than the K...
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4DTV

4DTV is the name of the digital TVRO communications satellite receiver manufactured by Motorola . In big dish satellite television viewing circles, 4DTV is essentially synonymous with signals that use the DigiCipher 2 standard of signal encryption and compression, which is also owned by Motorola. Since 4DTV technology was originally developed by General Instrument (now...
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Satellite television

...affiliates, or reception by headends for distribution across terrestrial cable systems . Direct to the viewer reception includes direct broadcast satellite or DBS and television receive-only or TVRO, both used for homes and businesses including hotels, etc. Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Direct broadcast via satellite 2 Satellite television by continent and country ...
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Satellite dish

...for Ku-Band free-to-air and ethnic broadcast reception use a slightly larger antenna, typically about one metre in size. Older types of home satellite dishes, called television receive-only or TVRO, were several metres/feet in diameter and had motors which could position the dish to receive signals from several different satellites ( polar mount ). A common misconception is that the LNBF (Low...
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Parabolic antenna

...for a wavelength of 21 cm (1.42 GHz, a common radio astronomy frequency) yields an approximate maximum gain of 140,000 times or about 50 dBi ( decibels above the isotropic level). With the advent of TVRO and DBS satellite television , the parabolic antenna has become an ubiquitous feature of urban, suburban, and even rural, landscapes. Extensive terrestrial microwave links, such as those between...
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Television receive-only

Television receive-only , or TVRO , refers to satellite television reception equipment that is based primarily on open standards equipment. This contrasts sharply with direct broadcast satellite (DBS), which is a completely closed system that uses proprietary reception equipment. TVRO systems are designed to receive analog satellite signals from both C-band and K u -band satellite television...
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TV-FM DX

... 6 Earth–Moon–Earth (EME) propagation (Moonbounce) 6.1 Notable Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) DX receptions 7 Auroral propagation 8 Meteor scatter propagation 9 Satellite TVRO UHF TV DX 9.1 Notable Satellite TVRO UHF TV DX receptions 10 See also 11 References 12 External links History After the introduction of the Alexandra Palace , London ...
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Communications satellite

...in diameter for K u band, and 12 feet on up for C band). FSS satellite technology was also originally used for DTH satellite TV from the late 1970s to the early 1990s in the USA in the form of TVRO (TeleVision Receive Only) receivers and dishes (a.k.a. big-dish, or more pejoratively known as big ugly dish , systems). It was also used in its K u band form for the now-defunct Primestar ...
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Backhaul

...through that station. Cable TV channels (ESPN, HBO, etc.) are also backhauled to cable head ends before making their way to the consumer. There exists a dedicated group of enthusiasts who use TVRO (TV Receive Only) gear such as (as they call them) big ugly dishes or BUDs to peek in on backhaul signals that are available on any of the dozens of communications satellites that are visible...
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