said by Tehrasha:I know what it isnt...
Obviously not an old fiberglass C-band dish, because you wouldnt be making such a fuss over how mysterious it is...
Your no fun
3.8 meter dish. I think it's about 12.5 foot She is pointed at SES-1
Everything that our government has on weather comes down from that satellite. All the radar, satellite images, weather reports, river stages, ect. All from a Dutch satellite! Go figure. It's called a NOAAport system. There are fewer than 10 such setups in "home" use. TV stations and government weather sites have them. But just for a "hobby" not very many.
There is a small square patch of brown between the house and my shop. Right on the left of that is a 45 foot Rhon tower. I broadcast information from the NOAAport system to the nursing home across the street. The school a couple of blocks to the right of me. And the village. Since the system is on battery backup and I am on a generator backup. The information flows no mater what. It is a closed network. So no worry's about someone hacking in.
Weather has always been a hobby with me. My website reflects that »
www.burgus.org I am retired and I fix up computers to give to the local youth for school work. I have rescued many a computer from the scrap yard. Henderson county is one of the poorest counties in Illinois. We only have one stop traffic light in the whole county. It's on US 34 about 2 miles into Illinois coming from Iowa.
Having my own NOAAport system keeps a heck of a lot of traffic off of my internet feed.
Mark