The future of satellite tv reception?

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DishDick

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Apologies if this has been posted before, but I came across this interesting bit of info about a flat dish.

_http://hollandtrade.com/news/more-news/?bstnum=4542&PageIndex=1

Great for people like me, you could cover your roof with these, less obtrusive than a 3m dish!
 
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Been done before (around 25 years ago)

Search for Mawzone technology, it's on this site somewhere.
 
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I wonder how big or how many arrays would be needed to replace a 3m dish ?
 
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Zorba said:
I wonder how big or how many arrays would be needed to replace a 3m dish ?
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One house fully covered it s enough for a 3m dish replacement. :)
Parabolic shape it s the King,for ever i think.Nothing match parabolic gain.
Maybee ET know better.
 
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_http://www.zytrax.com/tech/wireless/fresnel.htm Would this be useful to anyone then?
 
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