[Scan-DC] Any Use for Satellite Dishes?

[b_thom@juno.com]

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 07:02:52 -0400 "Quinn Michael" <quinnm@bah.com>
writes:
> What do do with the old receiver and dish 

Usually I see only the dishes. I did buy an entire system - receiver and
dish - at a yard sale last year. Guess how much I've used it. If I
thought TV was worth paying for, I'd probably use one of these things.

> what are they, Ku?  

12 GHz, I think. There's a great page of satellite TV info:
http://www.sadoun.com
The conclusion is that if you have a ten-foot dish, you can do lots with
it. The ~22" affairs are good only for Hughes, DirectTV, or Dish Network.

> Maybe jamming a neighbor you don't like (homegrown electronic 
> warfare)?
> If it doesn't interfere with his TV reception, maybe it will ruin 
> the
> tomatoes. 

Only if I threw it at the tomatos. Maybe I could bolt it to the roof of
my car or camp out in Lafayette Park with the thing.