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Satellite Antenna

Huxoin · 2009-09-12 12:45:24

Hey, so I was looking at turning an old satellite into a wireless antenna. When I was looking at all the articles I noticed there was quite a lot of work involved. So what i'm wondering is... Can I just position a normal omnidirectional 9dbi antenna on the focal point (or whatever that yoke is on the satellite!) and then…

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12-09-2009 1:45pm

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Huxoin

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Hey, so I was looking at turning an old satellite into a wireless antenna. When I was looking at all the articles I noticed there was quite a lot of work involved. So what i'm wondering is... Can I just position a normal omnidirectional 9dbi antenna on the focal point (or whatever that yoke is on the satellite!) and then plug it in and it works? If I can... cool. If not, why not? Thanks

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#2 04-10-2009 8:51pm
bonzodog2

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If you want a point-to-point wireless link over a greater distance than an omni-directional aerial can provide, the yes, a sat dish should work. Alignment might be tricky though....

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