 Smaller antennas (top left) pick up signals from nearby transmitters. Larger antennas (lower left and above) need a rotor to receive signals from widely separated distant channels but can reject reflections from nearby objects.

Larger antennas need a rotor to receive signals from widely separated distant channels but can reject reflections from nearby objects.

A large high-gain antenna without a rotor might pick up distant
signals if they’re all in the same direction.

The same antenna (a large high-gain antenna without a rotor) will help reject signal reflections coming off of nearby objects.
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