6' Prodelin

[sparky01]

I was helping my uncle fix an air conditioner on the roof of a car dealership. There was a 6' Prodelin dish up there. It looked like a 2 way LNB on it, it looked pretty old too. What do you think it could have been used for?

 

[gillham]

Sounds like VSAT. Check VSAT on Wikipedia for info on it's use in car dealerships. Basically the dealer uses it to report sales and for internal communications with the manufacturer.

 

[sparky01]

Are these dish still in use? If you can see in one of the pictures there is a DTN dish. Won't that do the same thing?

 

[ACRadio]

Ford uses these dishes for their FordStar network. Chevrolet uses them also...

 

[turbosat]

massive

Looks like a liquid-nitrogen cooled lnb !! You should have asked if they would give you the dish, if it wasn't used anymore. 6' would be a very nice fta dish.

 

[badhat]

I have seen similiar setups used in WA state for the lottery system... every retailer here selling lottery tickets has one. I would think one of those would make one heck of a dish for FTA!

 

[sparky01]

I did not ask them if I could have it because it is in Rhode Island and I live in Indiana.

 

[14karat]

FWIW... If anyone reading is near Memphis, I know where there are currently 2 dishes similar to this currently not in use...
I considered asking about them, but I come to the realization that I would probably never do anything with them...

 

[Tron]

Another member snagged two of these (complete with those awesome non-penetrating roof mounts) for $75 from an automobile dealership that was going out of business. As great as the dish looks, I'd be happy with just one of those large NPRMs! I have something nice in my shed that needs mounting on a 3.5" pole before the next shuttle mission (AMC-6)