Do I need old round dish?

[jcookpb]

When I upgraded to HD a Slimline-5 was installed. And the installer left my old round dish in garage. Is there any reason I shoud keep this dish and if not where should I dispose of it?

[wallfishman]

When I upgraded to HD a Slimline-5 was installed. And the installer left my old round dish in garage. Is there any reason I shoud keep this dish and if not where should I dispose of it?

trashcan or recycle it at a scrapyard

[netraa]

When I upgraded to HD a Slimline-5 was installed. And the installer left my old round dish in garage. Is there any reason I shoud keep this dish and if not where should I dispose of it?

summer house/winter house
camping/tailgating
emergency backup

if none of those apply, or you can't think of another reason to need SD service in a remote location turn it into a bird bath/bird feeder or ditch it.

[TheRatPatrol]

If none of the above, then drop it off at Goodwill.

[jcookpb]

Thanks.

[jimmyv2000]

Set it up in your back yard and use it for Target Practice :D

[randyk47]

I put two of my old dishes out for the recycle folks. I looked out about an hour later and they were both gone....recycle truck didn't arrive until three hours later. :D

[roadrunner1782]

Set it up in your back yard and use it for Target Practice :D

+1 That's always a good choice!

[racermd]

It's a parabolic reflector, which is handy for a number of things. This has come up before...

You could give it a mirror finish, mount a light of some sort where the LNB goes aimed at the center, and use it as a spotlight.

Or, if you need some long-distance wifi action, mount an antenna where the LNB would go and aim it towards the other wifi radio.

Freak your neighbors out - paint it black, mount it on a short stick, and walk around your yard with it!

Others have suggested a birdbath, but it will eventually corrode and leak. Plus, it's shallow, even for a birdbath.

If you ever want to peak the levels from each sat, you could set up a multi-reflector array. This would get expensive with the other equipment you'd need, though.

Just some thoughts.

[EricJRW]

It's a parabolic reflector, which is handy for a number of things. This has come up before...

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Or, if you need some long-distance wifi action, mount an antenna where the LNB would go and aim it towards the other wifi radio.

<snip>I knew someone who did this... He said getting the two ends (one dish at each end) was a PITA, but once he did he had Internet in his barn (a good distance away).