Definition of «dish antennas»

"Dish antennas" refers to a type of antenna used for receiving or transmitting signals. They have a concave or bowl-shaped surface that can capture or project radio waves more effectively than other types of antennas. They are commonly seen as satellite dishes for TV reception.

Sentences with «dish antennas»

It uses ten, 25 - meter - diameter dish antennas distributed from Hawaii to St. Croix in the Caribbean. (public.nrao.edu)
The VLBA, part of the Long Baseline Observatory, is a continent - wide radio telescope system using ten, 240 - ton dish antennas distributed from Hawaii to St. Croix in the Caribbean. (public.nrao.edu)
A 70 - metre dish antenna with a 95 - kilowatt transmitter, belonging to NASA's Deep Space Network and based near Madrid, was used to send the alarm call to Giotto's 20 - centimetre antenna. (newscientist.com)
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