FS: 2 meter diameter rigid aluminium parabolic dish - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 11, 2013, 04:41:59 pm
content: details and photos:http://everist.org/spacejunk/index.htmLocation is Sth Sydney. I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy this unless they could come and pick it up, with at least a trailer.Apologies for the mostly broken web site. It's being totally reorganized, so will have loose ends for quite a while.

author: nanofrog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2013, 12:27:29 am
content: Make a bird bath or planter out of it?

author: TheBorg
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2013, 03:23:59 am
content: Step 1: Buy 34" subwooferStep 2: mount in parabolic dishStep 3: place in carStep 4: become a hoodlumI think it should be made into some kind of art installation, or a huge electronics project. That thing is HUGE!Better yet, mount this in a highly visible place on your roof, and boast about your satellite connections

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2013, 03:25:29 am
content: Quote from: TerraHertz on November 11, 2013, 04:41:59 pmDo you know any Hams?

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2013, 06:38:31 am
content: Quote from: TheBorg on November 12, 2013, 03:23:59 amThe thought crossed my mind of mounting a microwave oven magnetron at the focal point, and um... something something objectionable neighbors mumble....But no, too cruel. And illegal.QuoteHeh, you should see the biggest one I have. Each of the four pie slices is about as big as that dish. I wonder if I'd hit some kind of council zoning regulation if I assembled and mounted it in my back yard.QuoteSince I never watch TV, that wouldn't make sense.I was hoping someone might need it for what it's actually good for - directional reception of RF. It's the kind of thing that when you want one, is impossible to find for an affordable price.If anyone can think of a likely place to advertise it (for free, and other than here), please let me know.vk6zgo - Hams - no I don't. Oh wait... come to think of it, yes, one. Thanks for reminding me.Btw, what do people think of the asking price of $150?It was hard to decide what to ask. One factor is I need the money, if anyone was wondering why I don't just give it away for a token value.

author: HackedFridgeMagnet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2013, 06:53:21 am
content: I had a 3m dish, fabricated from Aluminium. About 70kg I estimated.After a bit of mucking about I finally got my bodge Satellite TV system working. Unfortunately about 2 days later Satelite tv went digital.So I pulled it down and the kids used the dish as an amazing rotating seesaw. That was good.Until one day in a storm, it got picked up by the wind and rolled and flew about 500m past 5 houses. My heart was in my mouth (is that the expression?) until finally it came to rest luckily without having damaged anything or anybody. Phew!The owner of the property where it landed said he would happily take it and he planted strawberries in it.My advice, don't wait for the storm.

author: andtfoot
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 12, 2013, 06:56:04 am
content: If you need the money and can't get rid of it, getting it picked up by or taking it to a metal recycler might do the trick.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 12, 2013, 07:35:14 pm
content: What about the HP1000? I used to use one which was part of a 6 rack ATE system.

author: TerraHertz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2013, 05:38:47 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on November 12, 2013, 07:35:14 pmI just posted a link to the teardown of that.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/hp-1000-e-series-minicomputer-teardown-(and-eventually-for-sale)/Don't suppose you kept any of the manuals for that system? They seem to be quite rare.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 13, 2013, 05:43:18 pm
content: We had almost no manuals, just a service manual and a whole lot of code tapes and printed listings. All that though went with the ATE to it's new owners, hopefully they could make head or tail of it, seeing as the manuals were written in 3 languages.