galaxy dish antenna?

[Rob Seaman]

Hello Telepath,

wrlso> I have a galaxy dish. The LNBF (Low Noise Block
wrlso> downconverter with integrated FeedHorn?) has the
wrlso> following printed on it:

wrlso> Ku-12.25  LNBF
wrlso> VOLTAGE CONTROLLED H/V SWITCHING

wrlso> INPUT      12 25-12 75 GHz
wrlso> OUTPUT   950-1450 MHz

wrlso> GAIN: 55 dB Min
wrlso> VDC: +12 to +22
wrlso> NOISE: 1.1 dB Max

wrlso> It's ceramic, and looks something like this:
wrlso> ________________
wrlso> |_______________|
wrlso>                     |  |
wrlso>                     |  |
wrlso>                    /   \
wrlso>                   /___\
wrlso>                  |____|   (blue cap)

wrlso> I know the LNBF converts the block of frequencies
wrlso> (12.25-12.75) into 950-1450MHz frequencies, but
wrlso> everything else I have no idea.

wrlso> I'm not much of an electronics/radio person, but
wrlso> would I be able to use this for wireless networking
wrlso> as an antenna?

wrlso> I know I'd have to modify it, but I have no idea how
wrlso> to go about it and if no one can help, I'll just make
wrlso> something else.

What you have sounds like the satellite dish, not the microwave (MDS)
dish. In short, it's no good for a simple conversion to wireless
networking.

Regards,

Rob...