Some of us can only dream of having the ingenuity contained in this project. You have an unbelievable forward perception of what you want and how to achieve it Skip. Congratulations. Impressive.
Hello again Will.. Yes it was a great and fun project.. Works very well.. I see your going through the list of videos on my Nerd Channel.. Haha. Enjoy.. Thanks, Skip
Skip what a real Treat sharing this amazing video what a interesting joy to see. Great Job Skip you're a Genius should have started your own antenna manufacturing company total skill and true ham radio ingenuity I thank you for you kindness to Hams all around the world keep it up. Best 73s Mike WB7QXU
Hello Gregory, thanks for reaching out to me.. The mesh is what's called hardware cloth.. You can buy it at different hardware stores in different sizes of the holes or squares.. I bought the smallest possible so that it would be useable at higher frequencies such as 6CM or 5.7 Ghz.. It is miserable stuff to work with and cut to size, lots of cuts and blood shed ha ha.. It didnt roll off perfectly flat and had a lot of "warped" sections so it took a lot of tie down points to hold it flat as possible. Thanks, Skip
I would make it bigger ha ha.. No it is big enough.. I would probably add more rings that go around the ribs inside so that the mesh is held more maybe, especially out at the outer edge of the reflector surface.. other than that I am perfectly happy with it.. Skip
Yes I could send you some drawings I made of this dish.. They are in Visio format so I could convert them to pdf files if you like.. Do you want to send me your email address ? Skip
Wow, what a project, amazing work. When things get large it's tricky to have the same intuitive feel for weights and forces. Great job.
Some of us can only dream of having the ingenuity contained in this project. You have an unbelievable forward perception of what you want and how to achieve it Skip. Congratulations. Impressive.
That is a thing of beauty.
My head is literally spinning. What an incredible accomplishment.
Thanks for the video from K1NEO, Maine, U.S.A.
Wish I was a neighbor so as to have witnessed this build first hand. Beautiful job & 73 from kc2wvb.
Great video, a lot of dedication ingenuity and patience, and an example of what can be achieved in our hobby. 73 from VE7WNO.
What an amazing feat of engineering, long live Ham Radio 73's G6PWY
Holy moly! Impressive work
Hello again Will.. Yes it was a great and fun project.. Works very well.. I see your going through the list of videos on my Nerd Channel.. Haha. Enjoy.. Thanks, Skip
Amazing achievement
Tnx for video
Very impressive work! I enjoyed watching very much. 73 Frank VO1HP
great job, om.
Skip what a real Treat sharing this amazing video what a interesting joy to see. Great Job Skip you're a Genius should have started your own antenna manufacturing company total skill and true ham radio ingenuity I thank you for you kindness to Hams all around the world keep it up. Best 73s Mike WB7QXU
Beautiful work! 73 N1AFK!
Well done video. An amazing project to design and build a 20' dish....VK6UU Perth Australia
Thanks again.. It was a great project and a lot of fun... Skip
Amazing project. Nice work Skip.
Man what a great project! Amazing work!
Awesome build!
73 de SQ2KTN
Great Video Skip. It’s even more impressive in person.
Amazing dedication
Exceptional build!
Skip I love your work! I am interested in moon bounce as well cheers VE7KFX
Excellent video! Thanks!
Great job
Nice work!
Awesome engineering achievement. Can you tell me what the mesh/screen material is please ?
Hello Gregory, thanks for reaching out to me.. The mesh is what's called hardware cloth.. You can buy it at different hardware stores in different sizes of the holes or squares.. I bought the smallest possible so that it would be useable at higher frequencies such as 6CM or 5.7 Ghz..
It is miserable stuff to work with and cut to size, lots of cuts and blood shed ha ha.. It didnt roll off perfectly flat and had a lot of "warped" sections so it took a lot of tie down points to hold it flat as possible. Thanks, Skip
@@VE6BGT Thank you for the quick reply, I guess it's like a woven galvanized or stainless steel mesh.
@@gregorydobson4307 Yes thats a good way of explaining it, just galvanized mesh.. Not Stainless for sure...
awesome
Great 👍
years later now - should you remake the dish, would you change things in the design?
I would make it bigger ha ha.. No it is big enough.. I would probably add more rings that go around the ribs inside so that the mesh is held more maybe, especially out at the outer edge of the reflector surface.. other than that I am perfectly happy with it.. Skip
Hello would you share some schematics, drawings or 3d files of this antenna?
Yes I could send you some drawings I made of this dish.. They are in Visio format so I could convert them to pdf files if you like.. Do you want to send me your email address ? Skip
used to have somting similar of some old soviet radar sistem and troposferic coms
Great build and video. I would've liked to see more on the transceiver side of things too. VK1NME.
Hello Shane, look at my channel, search my call and there is lots more there on everything...More to come also later... Skip
Does it work?
Oh yea it works! Look at my other videos on my channel, lots of examples of it in use..
Thanks, Skip
*SUPER .... GOOD WORK*