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Re: Saul Mineroff Parabolic Reflector

Subject: Re: Saul Mineroff Parabolic Reflector
From: "umashankar" umashanks
Date: Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:46 pm ((PST))
I had used a satellite dish (the earlier ones which used to be about two me=
ters across) to mike a game show. suspended the dish from the rafters so I =
did not have to hold it up, and it worked amazingly well. the real problem =
was tracking a fast moving presenter.
=A0
umashankar


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>My advice would be to experiment with cheap sources of reflectors. The
>original parabolic reflectors used by natural history recordists were
>radar dishes which could be bought cheaply after the War in the
>late 1940's and 50's but these were quite heavy. I agree that spun
>aluminium dishes would be a bit resonant if they weren't backed by a
>stiff layer, but then they wouldn't be lightweight.
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>The theory suggests that the dish profile is not critical as the
>shorter wanted wavelengths are around 2.5cm (1 inch) - so small
>irregularities wouldn't harm. Even the differences between a parabola
>and a spherical dish are small.
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>Has anyone tried using discarded satellite dishes? There must be some
>around, but even new ones are not expensive. They are shallower than
>conventional mic dishes, but should still give a good focus and they
>have a focus mount already fitted.
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>My Brinibox prototype gives a 12 dB gain and the stereo sound is good
>for the money, and it is made out of cardboard. How about a cardboard
>prototype parabolic mic?
>
>David
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>David Brinicombe
>North Devon, UK
>Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
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