Info on satellite or cable television decoder?

The L band signal, now amplified, travels to a satellite receiver box, typically through coaxial cable (RG-6 or RG-10, etc.; cannot be standard RG-59). The satellite receiver then converts the signals to the desired form (outputs for television, audio, data, etc.). Sometimes, the receiver includes the capability to unscramble or decrypt; the receiver is then called an Integrated receiver/decoder or IRD.