Flat Aerial For Satellite Tv Reception

a 19.8 FLAT AERIAL FOR SATELLITE TV RECEPTION Matsushita Electric Works (MEW) have recently introduced a flat, easy-to-install, 12 GHz aerial developed by Comsat Corporation. The new product is available in seven versions. Simple to install, unobtrusive, and complete with a low-noise down converter, the flat aerial is an attractive alternative to the conventional parabolic or off-set dish. The flat aerial for satellite TV reception was developed by Comsat Corporation, known worldwide as one of the technical consultants of Intelsat and Inmarsat as regards microwave technology. Comsat"s research and development laboratories recently succeeded in designing a 12 GHz aerial which forms a radical departure from the parabolic concept used for dishes of diameter between 50 cm and 1 m. The signals to be beamed down by the direct broadcasting satellites TV-SAT1, TDF-1, Olympus, Tele-X, and others, are strong enough to be picked up by relatively small-and, therefore, easy to install-aeri...