TVRO

[Alex Fraser]

This link is good for AZ-EL stuff for ham dishes.
 http://www.ultimatecharger.com/dish.html
He tells or sells, that is he tells you how or can also sell the parts to you.

I am going to try the patch antenna on a Wireless lan card at 2.4 GHz.

Brian Short wrote:

> At 09:15 AM 6/26/02 -0400, Alex Fraser wrote:
> >    I have acquired some dishes. They came with the LNB's attached. Can
> >these be used for anything but receiving the TV signals? I believe you
>
> Well, I think there are 2 issues here.  First, obviously there are radio
> applications for 10' parabolic dishes in the microwave region, above
> 1 or 2 GHz.  Radio astronomy and SETI enthusiasts have used them,
> for example.
>
> >must put the power on the coax, are these devices easy to get or build?
> >I read at a site somewhere (which I forgot to bookmark) that you can
> >attach the out put to a scanner and pick up some signals if you tune
> >around 70 Mhz, has anyone here done this?
>
> Second, the LNBs convert signals to a block of frequencies (950-1450 MHz).
> Older LNAs used 70 MHz.  Still, one could tune the 950-1450 Mhz range with
> some receivers.  Some have also used Spectrum Analyzers.
>
> >    Is there a good resource for detailed technical TVRO information?
> >One site I visited mentioned being able to pick up european
> >geosynchronos satellites direct from the east coast by using bigger
> >dishes and pointing them in the correct direction. What else is up there
> >I might be able to scoop in a box?
>
> "The Hidden Signals on Satellite TV" is a classic in the area of TVRO.
> See http://www.k7on.com/references/books.htm for references.
>
> Personally, I have a 4m Prodelin solid dish antenna.  It is a beauty,
> but I have not yet figured out the mechanics for mounting it in an
> Az-El configuration for a variety of potential applications some day -
> solar radio astronomy, satellite snooping, possibly even EME.
>
> My current interest is in constructing the mechanics for an AZ-El
> mount.
>
> Good Luck, Brian
>
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