A pair of 25'' 5.8ghz 29dBi Teletronics International dishes fell into my lap this week and I'm trying to decide on some projects.
Here's a pic: https://i.imgur.com/W9oeVSv.jpg
I have a G5500 rotor from my previous ground station, and I'm thinking of doing some solar radio astronomy or transponder chasing.
Without the covers, the dishes weigh 13.2lbs each. Could the G5500 safely handle the load of one or two of these dishes? I'm not considering roof mounting, and prefer to do things closer to the ground for the time being.
Via a SDRPlay, my highest receive capability is 2ghz. Short of changing the feed, what might I do or be able to use to bring the frequency down to something more manageable or will the dish still feed signals at lower frequencies?
I'm not beyond changing the feed, or building transverters, but some searching isn't producing more than commercial wifi applications.
Anyone have any plans, ideas, advice or direction to offer?
Thanks in advance!
Cheers, Lou W2LMM
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