A device resembling a horn that emits radio waves in a concentrated beam or collects and focuses radio waves that are incident on its aperture In a receiving system it collects microwave signals reflected from the surface of the antenna In a transmitting system it directs microwave signals onto the reflector surface for focussing into a narrow beam aimed at the satellite The feed is mounted at the focus of the parabolic reflector It is usually designed to match a particular antenna geometry (F/D ratio)