Old Sat. dish ideas???

ryanwheelock · Feb 1, 2010

Looking for ideas on what to make/do with the big old sat dish on my farm. I've seen a few things done with them in the Farm Show newspaper.
Ryan in Northern Mich.

rrlund · Feb 1, 2010

Set some poles,put it on top and get some vines growing over it. Makes a nice gazebo.

thurlow · Feb 1, 2010

Still use mine; subscription through NPS. Direct TV, Dish Network and cable can't begin to compare with signal quality. Only problem is the initial cost of the equipment; if I didn't already have the stuff, I'd probably do something else.

dhermesc · Feb 1, 2010

We bought a house with a "fish pond". Turned out to be an old satalite dish with a liner.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 1, 2010

Solar water heater?

ryanwheelock · Feb 1, 2010

That is what I've been thinkin, but still looking for other ideas

Anonymous-0 · Feb 1, 2010

Hang em around the outskirts of the farm (like in trees,fence posts) to ward off any tresspassers.

JMS/.MN · Feb 1, 2010

Bring it along on your desert trip- can use it to collect condensation so you don"t thirst. You won"t get hungry, because of all the sand which is there.

BCnT · Feb 1, 2010

thats what i got planned for a old 10' fiberglass dish i got paid to take down...gonna use center hole for recirculation drain.

olgentdc · Feb 1, 2010

gazebo

Thresherman · Feb 1, 2010

Made a space ship with one for halloween decoration

Richard H. · Feb 1, 2010

Can't make this up...I took mine down,the 10' mesh type and told the wife we could give to daughter to scrap it. OH NO! I got a plan!
I now have a painted dish inverted on top of the trellis gazebo I built for her. sigh...

greenbeanman in Kansas · Feb 1, 2010

Mount a speaker where the feed pickup is (LNB?), aim the dish at your neighbors place and broadcast a few eery sounds. He'll soon think his place is haunted. Maybe a little hard rock music on occasion.

I have read that they will transmit the sound well over a mile to ???miles.

TimMiller · Feb 1, 2010

Yes they do transmit sound very well. Our local museum had 2 one setup one each side of the room. You could talk back and forth using a normal voice. People between you couldnt hear you but you could hear each other it was pretty cool.

rrlund · Feb 1, 2010

Seems like Red Green made his own huge speaker out of one. Filled a 5 gallon bucket with refrigerator magnets,wrapped a bunch of wire around it and put it in the center of the dish. Put it in the back of his van with a whole bunch of batteries hooked in series to power it,pulled up beside some kid with a booming stereo in his car. He opened up the side door of the van and turned it on. Wasn't perty what happened to the car.

Dandy Don · Feb 1, 2010

Hey J Heitkemper, A buddy of mine had a big 10 foot one and wanted to give it to me, I said sure. He said what in hell are you going to do with it so I explained turn it upside down and make a gazebo at the pool. Guess what? He kept it and now has a gazebo himself.
Don

Crem · Feb 1, 2010

I don't have any ideas for a large dish but I came across this idea for a small dish last week.

greenbeanman in Kansas · Feb 1, 2010

I've known a few kids driving down my street that I'd like to do that to.

There is actually some gizmo made to give feedback which will blow their system but I think that is a bit harsh with so much money invested in them.'

Wish I had see the Red Green clip. Expect I can find it on the Net for that matter. Thanks.

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