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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_waveguide_antenna
The wiki article is short but I think it answers the question.
Non-"beam waveguide" antennas don't allow use of different receivers simultaneously. For example DSN 70-meter dishes can't receive Ka-band, but only X-band. They would require long operation of receiver change.
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