Unused Satellite Dishes

[Dan0311]

I bought a house in NC that had two dishes attached to my deck (Dish and maybe internet?). I'm not using either - does anyone know what I should do with them?

Thanks!

 

[noway2]

Pitch them if you don't want them. The only thing the company would have wanted back off of them is the LNB and since the account wasn't yours, it's not your responsibility.

 

[Les White]

Build a death ray.

 

[Cowboy]

I used to use them as targets.

 

[Spartan]

LNB?

 

[Inglis]

I have one in my barn.

 

[NCFubar]

Years back we used a couple as snow discs for the hill and pulling behind the ATV.

 

[Mirac]

Make a 90 channel over the air antenna

 

[amnesia]

Make a 90 channel over the air antenna


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This is how you end up getting a divorce

 

[BigWaylon]

LNB?

The receiver piece out on the end of the arm.

 

[noway2]

LNB?

Low Noise Block: https://www.wikihero.net/en/Low-noise_block_downconverter

The satellite RF signals are up around 11-14 GHz which is way too high to carry on a coaxial cable. The LNB acts as a wave guide and frequency down converter to reduce it to a frequency that can be carried on a coax cable.

 

[papa_smurf]

hang 100 yards away and use it as a gong.

 

[Pack72]

There was one on our house when we bought it. I took it apart into small enough pieces to fit in my trash can.

 

[Catfish]

Bird bath
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[Ronsc]

Home made plus-size Claymore…

 

[The War Wagon]

Wok!

 

[rdinatal]

Hard hat?