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(diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 10:50pm On Apr 30,
2011

INTRODUCING GEOMETRY
Satellite antenna, dish, as popularly known has ENJOYED warm acceptability, MOSTLY among NLders.interesting. why don't we
(individuals) start making our own dishes, to our tastes within the permit-able parameters. the theory is simple and the
analytical aspect is straight forward. i have to apologize for coming late on this page of NL and very ready I am to assist anyone
willing to be part of the exploit. Maybe the moderator shouldn't consider PART 5 as last, after all.HINT: It is simpler than you
could ever imagine. Ready or not, !?Can we start right now?
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by sathob(m): 10:58pm On Apr 30,
2011

^^^ yes! what are the needed materials relative to the variety of dish types eg. for fibre, what do we need to start. for pan
it's obvious it's gonna be "metals", what are the types of metals? as for the geometry in it you are the guide.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 12:21am On May 01,
2011

@sathob
fiber-glass is the best material for DIY satellite antenna,so, if you are doing one;
prepare these;
1) resin,
2) fiber matte,
3) catalyst,
4) accelerator,
5) aluminum foil,
6) paint.(dark ash) or grey.
before all these materials mentioned above, you need a painstakingly constructed mold based on your chosen size. usually made
out concrete.
for better illumination of your antenna, keep your f/d ratio between 0.35 and 0.415 for a prime focus lnb. i have been playing
within 0.39 and 0.41.
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Can you plz. specify your size of interest ? i hope i'm near answering your quiz. or if there are other things u might need. cheers
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by ayibatonye(m): 6:33am On May
01, 2011

well I am interested but I don't have any idea and have not seen most of the materials you mention, can this materials be
bought and can you pls post pics of step by step set up. thanks
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 6:56am On May 01,
2011

@ayibatonye
those materials are readily available and prizes are reasonable, only occasionally when when there are scarcity, a typical Nigeria
market situation, that you have prize hiked. For PH terrain i may not be able to define fiber glass market absolutely but i guess
the difference shouldn't be much compare to what we experience in LAGOS.
as per steps and pix , the are on the way. plz, i'm simplifying the process to it make understandable to all.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by TOWNJUJU: 7:19am On May 01,
2011

@Geometry ride on! Good thread.

Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by TOWNJUJU: 7:21am On May 01,
2011

@Geometry ride on! Good thread.

Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 7:29am On May 01,
2011

most satellite antenna employ the principle of PARABOLA, the equation is y^2= 4ax,
y = radius of your dish, i.e , half of the wideness of your dish,
x = depth i.e , how deep is your dish,
a = (f) focal length , i.e , how far away from the center of your dish must your lnb located,
4 = is a mathematical constant.
for the equation , one can rewrite ,; y^2 = 4fx.
try the curve fittings on a piece of paper, start by making x the subject of the above formula i.e , x =y^2/4f.
just like your everyday elementary school days graph, draw a chart of two rows and first column for x and y
remember that y is the half of your dish (PARABOLA) ,find different values of x at varying values of y in the equation.
for instance, if you have chosen to design a 2m dish, i.e 200cm, vary the value of y @ say 10cm intervals, the you have 20
points to be linked on your curve.
can anybody try this and let see what he has. it doesn't hurt at all to try. , as easy as chicken soup. let's go.!
i suggest you chose a scale of 10:1
HINT; y^2 means y squared , that is, y raised to power 2.
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Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by TOWNJUJU: 7:38am On May 01,
2011

@Geometry ride on! Good thread.

Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by TOWNJUJU: 7:41am On May 01,
2011

@Geometry ride on! Good thread.

Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by sathob(m): 5:01pm On May 01,
2011

I am Not a maths geek, this is my result with the use of a graph software. x=y2/4f where my desired f (focal length) is 7
representing 70cm, using the scale 10:1 is right.

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Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by Ameboperoo(m): 6:01pm On May
01, 2011

Is the focal length f is the distance between the focal point to the bottom of the dish or the center of the brim?
What can I use as the mould?
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by gadotor(m): 6:17pm On May 01,
2011

If you can bring some picture of construction methods and materials if will help us alot.thank you
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by sathob(m): 6:39pm On May 01,
2011

if it's the dish you are refering to, then focal length is the distance between the reflective surface (i.e if it were a concave
mirror, I would say the reflective surface is where you see your image) and the point where all the signal converge strongly.
In the second attached file it is indicated / represented by the red line.

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Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by GeorgeD1(m): 5:28pm On May 02,
2011

good work there, geometry!

Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by loluskysat(m): 3:42pm On May 03,
2011

@ All,
Please i need 3.5M dish in Abuja for tracking of Hotbird. If you have or have a clue on how i can get one, please let me know.
Also, you can give me the price + cost of delivery.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 11:33pm On May 04,
2011

Is the focal length f is the distance between the focal point to the bottom of the dish or the center of the brim?
What can I use as the mould?
^^^THE FOCAL LENGTH IS THE DISTANCE YOUR LNB SUPPOSED POSITION AND TE DISH CENTER. NOT THE RIM(APERTURE)
CENTER.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 11:44pm On May 04,
2011

@loluskysat
have u considered 3m.,? cos 3.5m is one size that is not easy to come by. better still, 4m. Are there no satellite fabricating
'shops in ABUJa ? pls let me know.
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Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 11:57pm On May 04,
2011

@sathob
i'm more than impressed with your determination and what u eventually came up with. i am quite sure u can feel how easy things
can get when u are determined. Now,using ur graph software. hint; adopting same scale i.e 10:1, specify your actual dimensions
on both axes.remember same scale on both of them.plz, u can call if anything seems confusing, +348033926638 (08033926638).
then determine what u have as ur focal length and subsequently ur f/d ratio. I am waiting.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 12:06am On May 05,
2011

@george
thanks a lot. i do this with all pleasures.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by Nobody: 3:42pm On May 06, 2011
This is a gr8 thread!
Please which shop must one go to for this materials, can one ask in a building material shop or can I try this ppl selling plaster of
paris for sealing building?
Im sure d bigest wok wil be on d mould, please step by step guide needed here.
Maybe afta this fiber glass one, u suld please try and help on d metal type, most people wil be interested n this.
Thanks and God bless
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by loluskysat(m): 5:15pm On May 06,
2011

@Geometry,
We don't have any fabrication company here in Abuja.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 7:04am On May 07,
2011

@loluskysat,
, AND not anywhere near Abuja ? can u give precise history of antenna installation in Abuja to know Exact size good for it.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 7:14am On May 07,
2011

@cogitoErgo
Those things are available, mostly where chemical substances are sold,if there any in ur area. as for the metallic fabrication; it is
a little bit difficult playing with steel, aluminum, etc than fiber glass materials that are liquid and semi solid before curing. fiber
glass is easier when you get ur mould right !
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by Nobody: 8:24am On May 07, 2011
Gr8 geometry, im actly in Jos. Maybe i have t shop around a bit!
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by 2legit2qt(m): 5:26pm On May 07,
2011

good job guys, great research. but am really constraint with the mould to be used for such big size dish.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by Newtonn(m): 6:52pm On May 08,
2011

WHAT A GOOD THREAD, I LIKE IT.

PLZ LETS KEEP IT ROLLING.
THKS
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by dodos(f): 2:46pm On May 10, 2011
@ all
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In much as i think this is a good thread i think much illustration and pix would be of great help.
Hope all and sundry agree with me.
All the same big up to geometry for starting this thread.
We shall keenly offer our contributions as and when possible
Long Live FTA
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by geometry(m): 7:50pm On May 15,
2011

relax, the pix will come , but then , understanding of the theory makes your job easier when u are finally ready for the mould.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by Nobody: 8:40pm On May 15, 2011
geometry:
relax, the pix will come , but then , understanding of the theory makes your job easier when u are finally ready for the mould.
He want to stay ahead of the chart we dey pull am
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by dodos(f): 9:43am On May 16, 2011
@ geometry
I hope am still not jumping the gun. But please remember to add pix of the materials needed. I have combed a lot of places but
nobody seems to know what am talking about. If possible specific places we could get them too thanks.
Re: (diy) Design And Fabricate Your Own Satellite Dish Of "all Sizes", Ask How.now by microgint: 10:22am On May 16,
2011

Nice thread by geometry, we need more of these. Download Parabola Calculator Parabola
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