Anything "cool" I can do with two old satellite dishes?

[ckeck]

So I was over at my parents house yesterday and they were cleaning out their garage. While I was there they came across two satellite dishes in boxes that were never opened...an RCA and a Sony dish. Why they had them I have no clue, but they were going to trash them so I decided to take them.

Is there anything at all I can use these things for? Not in a "recycle" way, but something technical...you know...read incoming data from spy satellites, etc

Just kidding (but if so tell me!)...any ideas would be appreciated. I wouldn't mind doing a little hardware hacking if something neat would come out of it. Thanks!

 

[jayn_j]

gardenpunks: Turn Your Old Satellite Dish into a Birdbath

 

[ckeck]

gardenpunks: Turn Your Old Satellite Dish into a Birdbath

Exactly what I'm trying to avoid -- I want to do something technical with them

 

[M Sparks]

You could like, uh, hook them up to satellite receivers. That's technical.

 

[SatinKzo]

not sure on those size dishes, but people have used them site to site wireless networking setups.

 

[Zynergi]

They make great targets for BB/Paintball guns

 

[toober]

Make a really big set of mouse ears. If anyone asks, tell them you get free Disney channel with them.

 

[Scroll]

You could get a FTA receiver and aim one of the antennas at 119 for a very few unscrambled channels. In the Eastern spotbeam I can also get Miami locals. Might even work on 61.5 to get 3ABN but I'm not certain about that.

 

[mastermesh]

go visit the fta section and look at the what can I get with an 18" dish faq.

 

[alfa1]

draw a star on it oor a sun

 

[charper1]

Make a shallow "kiddie" birdbath.