[Microwave] Parabolas.

[KD7JYK]

This is being sent to two groups that may have in interest...

In a few months I will be acquiring a machine that can make parabolas up to
7" or 10" diameter, not sure on the exact size yet.  What frequencies would
this be good for in the microwave range?

For the laser fellows, the parabolas can be as small as you want, and I am
guessing from what I have seen they can be polished like a mirror.  This
would be first surface.  They could easily be gold plated for IR though for
the time you'd have to do this yourself unless there is enough demand to
warrant purchasing the equipment to do it here.

Either way these parabolas or dishes as some call them would be machined
from a solid billet of material and would be extremely stable!!

Kurt

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