How do free to air satellite systems work?
Today’s FTA satellite systems are much smaller than those big dishes from years ago. They operate much the same way but because of much more advanced receiver and satellite dish technology they are much smaller and don’t take up half of your backyard for a giant dish. Ku band FTA dishes are 29.5 inches across, or just a bit larger than the standard Dish Network satellite dishes and include a motorized control that automatically moves the dish to lock onto different satellites. There are many different satellites and transponders but good FTA systems automate the process and all you have to do is tune to that channel and wait for a couple seconds until the free to air receiver locks on to the signal. Most new FTA satellite receivers hook up to a PC, which can run a program to help you keep track of channels and download software updates. There are both digital and analog free to air channels and most newer receivers pick up both. You can use a FTA satellite receiver and dish anywhere yo
