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Re:DIY Satellite Ground Station to Receive NOAA Images by gardenfelder on Thursday August 13, 2020 @11:48AM (#24144614)
The parabolic grid antenna in that link does not appear to be available
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Re:DIY Satellite Ground Station to Receive NOAA Images by aseidl on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:28PM (#24145831)
You can get by with one designed for 2.4GHz wifi if those are easier to acquire. They were < $50 on Amazon when I did my build a year or so ago.

Just have to flatten the front a bit and push it out by about an inch. I used a short piece of pvc pipe and some zipties.

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Re:DIY Satellite Ground Station to Receive NOAA Images by xconverge on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:10PM (#24145625)
Do you happen to be located in CA?
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