[NLRS] 23GHz 2 foot MaComm dishes available again

[WBØLJC]

Hi Doug,

I am interested in having some more people get on 24 G
WBFM. I have two woeking systems, although after today
one of them seems to working much better than the other.

I know there are a number of 24 G Gunn sources sitting in
junk boxes. It would be fun to have them on the air. Just think
of all the 10 G WBFM equipment that is also sitting in our junk boxes.
With the dishes you have and the gunn sources it is easy to get
24 G WBFM going.  I hope it happens. I am willing to help.

73, Gary  WBØLJC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Reed" <n0nas at amsat.org>
To: "NLRS List" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 12:07 PM
Subject: [NLRS] 23GHz 2 foot MaComm dishes available again


>
>
> A friend of mine has a dozen of these dishes available. These are a 2
> foot prime focus dish with button-hook waveguide feed for 23-24GHz. I
> haven't seen this batch but previous dishes mostly came with the
> radomes. They are basically free for the hauling, FOB North St Paul, MN.
> If I have to ship them, I expect the cost to be in the $30-$50 range due
> to the 30" or larger box that would be needed. Let me know if you are
> interested.
>
> John W0ZQ suggested early this year that maybe NLRS could kick-start
> more activity on 24GHz by starting with 24GHz Gunnplexers and seeing
> what we could do with them, sort of by recycling some of the old 10GHz
> Gunnplexer systems still in NLRS-land. If we want to try it, these
> dishes would be way more than the minimum needed. I also have some
> others that have gunnplexers and maybe they could be used for the
> project. I think there are a number of our members who have 24GHz
> Gunnplexers squirreled away in a drawer somewhere. Should we do
> something with them?
> 73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.