Guess what material i will use to make a antenna..

casser

It´s a type of antenna that i discover in the internet +-6 months ago. It´s a Multifrequency / Multibeam type antenna. It´s efficiency with 25cm is +-90%.

PS:
-I will not use the box/bag/bottle/etc..only what is inside it.
-Probably it´s made from another one in the photo, but i know only one..

...Guess it

1-Beer
2-Coffee
3-Sugar
4-Eggs
5-Mashed potatoes
6-Salt
7-Rice
8-Corn
9-Alcohol

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compufunk

......chicken?

I'd have a guess at rice, though, why or how you would bother is beyond me.

divibi

mashed potatoes

Analoguesat

If the antenna doesnt work you can always eat it

Analoguesat's message to the world Analogue forever!

HB13DISH

The material must be hard and durable.
This leaves us with
1 - Hard Eggs
2 - The egg shell, Calcium. Grind it into powder and then make the dish shape using a mold.

casser

Believe me the antenna work like a charm, a 12cm version can receive a 54dBW satellite with freezes. This is the simplest antenna you will ever know, even a 8 year old child can make one. The antenna is all made from one material, i just use a support to get the material with the correct shape..

And yes, if you want you can drink/eat the antenna


I didint say that the antenna is durable, it can last a long long time..but it all depends how well you can protect it.

casser

If you wish, you can try to guess what type of antenna is

HB13DISH

As the thread was under the dish setup section, we assumed that you are talking about a dish.
Just confirm that it is NOT A DISH, and we can start all over again.

casser

Ups...i didn´t know where to put this topic.. but yes, it´s not a dish

compufunk

Why not just spill the beans and forget the guessing games

casser

Tomorrow i will say what antenna is and how can be made.

some hints to find what type of antenna is:

-A multibeam antenna is capable to receive a satellite in a range of +-60º, this one can receive in a range of 360º without loosing 0.1dBi.
-In Dishes you need to aim the dish+LNB at the same time, in this antenna you only need to move the LNB...the antenna is fixed.
-It was invented in the 40´s
-εr

BombedOne

Spherical antenna made from cooked dough ?

casser

Yes, it´s a Spherical antenna

According to Luneberg theory, the antenna need several layer´s with different dielectric constant, higher on the outside, smaller on the inside. My version is made of one layer..but using this method, bigger the antenna ..smaller is the efficiency.

A 15cm version have 130% efficiency
A 25cm version have 82%
A 40cm version have 65%
...

From what i noticed, these type of antenna have the same 3dB extra performance over a dish (like Conical Horn´s)..adding that to the high efficiency..they perform very well!

Tomorrow i will create a post with photos/tutorial´s/explanations...and i will say the material that i used for it.

casser

The material is Sugar, because the dielectric constant is 2.0

See the antenna here