ABSTRACT
We now come to the focal point of the uplink – the antenna. The function of the antenna is to take the signal from the HPA and both further amplify the signal and focus the beam towards the satellite. Although there are a wide variety of antennas used in satellite communications, SNG uplink systems always use a parabolic type, similar to what we saw earlier in terrestrial ENG microwave. Downlink reception systems also use parabolic antennas.
