Improvements in a thermostat for HVAC control and an irrigation controller for sprinkler control are constructed each with a Base Unit and a removable User Interface Unit. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises coarsely pointing the reflector to an orbital slot used in the satellite configuration, wherein at least one satellite in the orbital slot transmits first circularly polarized signals, and adjusting the reflector to maximize reception of the first circularly polarized signals from the orbital slot. The third party captures one or more media types with the media device, and contacts the supplier for processing a selection of the one or more media types. According to another embodiment, the two signal samples are differentially demodulated and summed together to form the combination. The invention is particularly effective with dates, prunes, olives, cherries, nectarines, peaches and avocados.