Does anybody know what kind of dish this is?

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dsmith0429

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Does anybody know what kind of dish this is? I saw it on craigslist, but I think someone has gave them a bogus appraisal on it's value, they are asking $3750 for it... ouch!
 

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Magic Static

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It's missing parts. I t will not function as is. There appears to be a sub-reflector needed for that feed horn and it's not there.
 

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Does anybody know what kind of dish this is? I saw it on craigslist, but I think someone has gave them a bogus appraisal on it's value, they are asking $3750 for it... ouch!
This just goes to prove we need more drug testing in American. :eeek
 

dsmith0429

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There are already too many "testing" drugs as it is :biggrin
Oh,and to stay on topic,what kind of dish is it? Broken!
Yeah, I think they may have "tested way too many drugs" :drunk

The ad says that was 1/2 of the appraisal, so he thinks it's worth $7500, I'm wondering if he's had any offers, :oldlaugh
It's an aluminum (at least that what he thinks it's made of) 8ft dish, the title on the ad is: STAR TREK UFO ALIEN SATELLITE DISH :rolleyes

Still, I'm curious as to who made it and what it should look like...
 
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Maybe they meant that is the max they are willing to pay to have it removed??
 

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That's a Cassegrain design antenna and as mentioned it's missing significant parts. In that condition it's only worth what a scrap metal yard would pay by the pound.
 
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You could possibly convert it into a prime focus dish by inverting the feed and fabricating a mount, or re-use parts from another dish. The spun aluminum would be a great accurate reflector and worth the trouble.
 

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You could possibly convert it into a prime focus dish by inverting the feed and fabricating a mount, or re-use parts from another dish. The spun aluminum would be a great accurate reflector and worth the trouble.
I thought about that, I have a fiberglass dish that is damaged that has a feed arm that mounts in the center of the dish that would probably work perfect for this, but the dish isn't worth what he is asking for it.
 
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