You probably have one of the K5GNA "BBQ" dishes. The G3RUH is a solid round spun dish.

73, Drew

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From: Bob Bruninga [email protected] Sent: Jan 3, 2012 2:19 PM To: 'Andrew Glasbrenner' [email protected], 'amsat-bb' [email protected] Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Looking for a G3RUH dish

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I'm looking for one of the 60cm G3RUH dishes

Got one, (but not available).

Questions: I measured reflector grid separation as .88 inches which works out to be about 0.18 wavelength. I always thought the grid had to be tighter than 0.1 inches to be an effective "surface".

Maybe the difference with almost double the spacing is not that significant? (especially for a steel one which would be quite heavy.

Reason I am asking is that I also need another S band dish (at 70 MPH on the roof of a tracking van) and we are thinking about building one by using an old solid 6' TVRO dish as a form and laying in copper wire and soldering it to copper straps. With all that labor, I'd not want to get the spacing wrong.

Bob, Wb4APR