4 Brilliant Uses for an old SATELLITE DISH!

[@kipkay]

*Check our my brand new series here:* kzbin.info/aero/PLtZ1WtnfAMwMDvLU6tB9EjcEovWscdq3x *Thanks for watching!*

[@huggybear539]

I have a dish on my roof I'm not using, so I'd like to try this. I found the UHF connector you used, but what type of cable is that, it's not standard. I dont want to waste money on the wrong thing. It looks like RG-8 U ham radio cable.... is that correct? Why dont you tell us in the video ?.. Now I'm on my knees yelling " STELLA..STELLLLA"

[@jexyjay3483]

Dam Kipkay thank you for your wise video , homework done.

[@ggsoloplayer]

Landynplayz KD9NBQ update?

[@ggsoloplayer]

Huggy Bear how is it going?

[@tfish0]

@@lands1459 also remind them that hot glue is not a good ground conductor to the can

[@DobieTanpaw]

Some hints for the Cantenna... don't use the hot glue. The antenna connector should have a good solid ground to the can for best performance. Also, it might be better to use an N-Type or SMA connector (Or even a BNC) rather than an SO-239. SO/PL-239 connectors don't work very well at frequencies above 500 MHz. They are primarily designed for VHF-Low through Low UHF (30 Mhz - 400 Mhz)

[@Thomahawk1234]

3:50 , is that why they call it an ANTenna?

[@microdesigns2000]

lol

[@arthurmann578]

Lol!! Good one!! :-)

[@twotone85]

Lol lol awesome joke

[@filipmac1545]

I haven't watched this channel in 5 years

[@GDMHificationranpitc]

i know i forgot all about KK shalom

[@SquidOfOverkill]

brilliant transition into the ad

[@leightonlefebvre]

They are usually my favorite part of the videos

[@aumkar2]

Effortless but at least Kipkay is doing a great job on the video!

[@ytisnottwitter]

I'm glad I'm not to only person who noticed that flawless segway.

[@SouthernMechanic]

if that little satellite dish worked that good then imagine how good one of this huge satellite dishes from the 1980s would work 😲

[@renzevenir4853]

Stealing WiFi cross-country!

[@SHARONMYOUI-g5p]

Coast2Coast Wifi, Inc

[@riverraisin1]

I've got bad news. There's no such thing as an HD antenna. A TV antenna is a TV antenna. Any TV antenna will receive HDTV. ANY piece of wire will receive HDTV. It's just a marketing ploy to make you think you have a special antenna.

[@jesshadfield3566]

Don't forget an antenna element has to be cut to a specific length to pickup certain frequencies

[@nc818]

@@jesshadfield3566 I think that matters more with transmitting than receiving as long as there is something to catch the signal and “shoot” it to your tv

@@jesshadfield3566, this is partly true, but if you live near a TV tower, a untuned antenna will already do the job.

[@skullcrushers1000]

I love the Wifi and TV uses!

[@kckcollin]

I love your name...

[@kckcollin]

10asti10 Me? If so what video?

[@Myaubgoalis1mil]

I know you're a mythical beast

[@Sapphiresoul2]

xD love your profile pic and name!!!

[@MacroMachines]

I've seen you on some other video. It's hard to forget your username XD

[@dalehudson6863]

My brother put a satelite dish on his chicken coop, his neighbor aked him about the dish, my brother said "nothing is too good for my girls"

[@jodyreeder4820]

High tech hens. XD

[@bobgashgouger5045]

🤣😂

[@PISSEDOFF-MADABOUTIT60]

Nice, I save a lot of things broken and reuse them or repurpose them also.

[@edwardadams7408]

Hogwash

[@Dragon22078]

Wonder if all the chicken wire helped or hurt it’s receiving ability.

[@Jagdtyger2A]

You forgot feeding the dish with a mictowave magnetron pulsed at the repetition rate of a SAM-2 missile battery when military jets fly over. Just make sure you let the air training commander know you will be doing this so he/she can use the gag as a test of the pilot's electronic warfare skills. Otherwise, it could lead to FCC trouble

[@minitos1]

This channel is finally good again. Yay

[@SomeRandomGuy789]

#MakeKipKayGreatAgain

[@hologram94]

yayyyy

[@technomindsindia]

real kip kay is back¡!

[@Flytierboy]

KipYAY ...Sorry

[@ollilehtonen6351]

+Joshua G oh you.. ;)

[@Youpuber]

Yes! This is the quality we know from the good old Kipkay!

[@satansblargh]

its been about 5 years since i watched one of your videos kipkay , its great to still see your cats in the videos. I have missed your content since metacafe.

[@fiber0ptichell452]

James Bates I seen his videos for years also. Posted then noticed you said the same. BTW the cat is a photoshop add on. take care, FIBER0PTIC

[@robertgabelucio6647]

FIBER0PTIC HELL his cat isn't photoshopped... did you not see the video? That was domino. He wasn't photoshopped in. You might be thinking it is tux, who pass away

[@TheSqoou]

I've done all three of these. They are so much fun. After some experimentation, I found the wide oval shaped ones to work better than the round ones, due to there being more surface area.

[@TheRoboticLlama]

Ayyyyyyyyeeee its the old kipkay!!!!

[@hotdog1765]

4:53 i got more channels by attaching two paperclips and putting it into the antenna in (if your curious i got 21 channels and most of them worked perfectly)

[@Skrillexsgames]

da fish king how did u attach them toget5i only got one atm

[@Bistinglolwut]

your videos are getting more interesting lately again

[@Dorniere]

Gosh dang it. I was watching this and stuff. THEN BAM! The smoothest transition into an ad I have ever seen happened. You're too good at these Kip.

[@BX138]

That satellite dish truly is a miracle of modern technology because when I was a kid our satellite dish was 8 feet wide!

[@DrexProjects]

6.56168 Feet not 8

[@EC-oo8fx]

really it's the LNB the LNB's amplifiers got better over time and allowed smaller (less focused) dishes to be used

[@sammaks]

How did you connect the microphone 🎤 to the 🎧 headphones??

[@Death_Vail666]

sammaks microphone into radio, headphones into radio. turn volume up or down. as long as you have a recording type radio you can press record on a tape and record what you hear.

[@Nicknacktheking]

I love how u just have this stuff around

[@mikstratok]

Every tinkerer has boxes of "stuff" :D at the very least one filled with screws

[@RedDeckRedemption]

Y'all inside the receiver part that faces the dish, has a couple circuit boards that are usually gold plated, and contain the good bits like tantalum capacitors, crystal oscillators, and gold containing chips. The housing is also cast aluminum for scrapping

[@SwarthySkinnedOne]

The adventures of Caaaaaptain Kipkaaaay!!! Gonna throw away that satellite dish, but you wonder, "What the hack can I do with this?" Have no fear, cry no tear, He's here for that hack. Ain't ya glad he's back?

[@thibautdelaney-lamour5898]

who remembers the weekend projects?

[@ohmsri14]

ME

[@Sapphiresoul2]

Me!!!

[@F-80k]

me

[@yongee9186]

You

[@rabbitdrink]

ME!

[@OrderOfTheRedstone]

gotta love kipkay!

[@frankdaiello2449]

That transition to the sponsorship was so smooth

[@joelee24]

Why hot glue, you should solder the socket instead for grounding

[@safetydave720]

I made a parabolic mic with mine more than ten years ago. Having a smooth shiny surface works for audio as much as it does for light. I used a homemade shotgun style mic and fine tuned it with a slide rail then set screw it into position. I used a signal generator through an amp as the signal source to tune it with. I can hear people soft talking at about 300 feet, depending on the wind. A thick "foamy" is a must for distance. Later I got more technical by adding a speech processor and digital audio filter and headphone amp all mounted right on the backside in a weatherproof metal box from Radio Shack. Focusing for audio is very close to focusing for light. Well worth the effort if you like eaves-dropping like I do. lol.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Jim? Is that you? STOP listening in to my conversations!

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

David G Radio Shack is still a thing?

[@SamaritanElad]

G Henrickson Best toss your cell phone too, and smart TVs. They are listening to you as well gathering data. Jim is least your worries (I hope-lol)

[@checkp0int885]

I was thinking about making something like the solar cooker but then I remembered, I live in Arizona, all I need is a pot and the sun!

[@RealJackHQ]

Well, the satellite would get it done quicker.

[@minhvu241]

+Jack DeBiasi or melt the pot faster

[@GT_Torrent]

Same, I know the feeling of being neglected of water during summer... ANYWAYS it would just melt the pot

[@NutsandBoltsAuto]

+the pineapple bandit so, i live in southern ca... this week has been around 115*F a few weeks ago we had a steady 120*F... stuff explodes with those temps. i mean, stuff in sheds, cars, etc.

[@NutsandBoltsAuto]

+the pineapple bandit thats 46.1*C and 48.8*C.. before you start giving me crap for it :D

[@hadinote2288]

I did use dish to improve my wi-fi and its working like a charm .

[@f4tboy99]

it must be hard to point it to the wi-fi spot :D

[@meghdut7]

Hadi Note Did you follow everything from that video?

[@jesshadfield3566]

I use a C-Band dish with a microphone on the lnb mount for a directional audio receiver

[@radionutio81ij79]

You needed to ground the so239 connector to the metal can not hot glue it, you would need an active ground plane to make the wifi antenna work efficiently.

[@roguesentinel7790]

In Arizona, you don't even need the dish, just throw an egg in a pan on the sidewalk and voila, breakfast.

[@peterk3474]

I tried this and I am now posting from 230 years in the future with no way to get back. Thanks Kipkay!

[@claytonjackson1809]

How have things turned out? Even worse?

[@primer6169]

what uhf coax chassis mount connector did you use here? i like the female piece sticking up a bit passed the plastic dont want to melt it when soldering.

[@flibodoor123]

I would love to see a more detailed explanation for the wifi extension mod, I recently found a metal dish in the garbage and have an extra wireless router. The other materials would be easy to come by but I need more to work with than what was provided. Either way its a great video and I always like what you put out Kipkay. Keep up the good work!

[@basketweaver1144]

Kipkay that was actually a really good video

[@AOAvina]

Man I still remember when things like this were a hit and he was the OG of DIY

[@dudebrah4557]

Why em i even watching this i dont even have a satalite dish

[@raghavchhabra7940]

Because you are a mad person

[@lottsalasagna431]

They also make great giant salad bowls

[@emptech]

I used to work on antenna design many years ago, the idea of a cantenna is not new, but it does work. The SO-239 connector, otherwise known as a "UHF" connector, is a very poor connector. Back in those days, in the early days of radio, 400-500 MHz was ultra high frequency, by today's standards, it's nothing. There are many connectors better at 2.4G than a good o'le uhf connector. Better choices are, SMA, N, BNC, and even an F connector. Attaching the connector to the can with hot glue, a very bad idea. That connection has to be as perfect as you can get, at least use four screws with nuts or even solder the connector to the can. The distance from the back of the can to the center point of the probe is very important. The length of the probe also important, as you illustrated. All microwave behaves using the principal of PFM, you can investigate PFM, I'm sure it's in text books somewhere. - Jim

[@joeyknight8272]

Nice

[@brettm.s.1169]

So if I use any TV antenna and a dish I’ll get better reception ? Is that what you’re showing ? Thanks

[@cruzbohy]

that fake meow was the best part of the video

[@kipkay]

That wasn't a meow! He was saying "no". Lol

[@GT-MOTO]

+kipkay u can't say lol you're almost as old a Adam and Eva

[@tylerhuckins2342]

+not famous HD Eve*

[@GT-MOTO]

+SilverFlame I meant to say "Eva" it's the Swedish version off that name

[@whoodiestyle]

it was funny

[@soulife8383]

#1 - 0:53 - Long range wifi antenna #2 - 3:42 - Parobolic ("spy") Microphone #3 - 4:42 - Long range HDTV grabber #4 - 6:27 - Satellite solor cooker #5 - 8:47 - 🖕for making me do this..

[@Kraxt0n]

did the Wi-Fi extender not work?

[@masterluu8]

That was one smooth ad transition. 😂 Cool Video!

[@fotografm]

Is hot glue really a good ideea to electrically connect the SO239 ground to the can ? I would solder it.

[@skenney8325]

Okay, is that plastic antenna weatherproof? I need to do this . . . thank!

[@lskovly]

I use mine as a wok, works perfect! And you get a lot of new recepies, all day....

[@jamesheal5389]

Ive done that picks up all the food chanells while im cooking on it 😂

[@Galerak1]

Don't you mean it woks perfectly? xD

[@Nightshift74]

If you have a neurotic neighbor, paint " BIONIC EAR " on it and point it at their house.

[@jaidensgarage565]

Im not a ENTHUSIAST in this stuff but, im into ham radio and just saying that the coax connector should probably be mounted with screws for best results. The reason is that radio waves pick up a lot of interference when not properly grounded btw I love your vids and have been a sub for a long time

[@michael1234252]

This will work depending on the size of the dish. Use it as a snow sled.

[@EverythingRebel]

lol

[@exectech]

You could probably get better WIFI signal if you fastened the coax connector with screws (2:20). By using the glue, you are not connecting the ground to the can (that's the purpose of the can). Maybe it could connect a little, but the hot glue would act as an insulator.

[@exectech]

I guess the dish as the parabolic reflector would also be grounded, but for optimum performance you would want the cantenna to be the right distance from the dish, that would take a few calculations (so the signals really focus on the can). But since this is all quick diy stuff, it would probably work anyway without all the math or calculus.

[@dezeraynicolesmith9266]

real voice, real person, real smart, would be great to have around.

[@eriklarson4082]

Thank you for making this video. I've been very interested in electronics and my room does not get good wifi. I'm going to try this out and see if I can get at least a tiny bit stronger Wi-Fi. You are a really smart guy and don't listen to the haters.

[@davisclark0776]

Have you tried it yet? Does it work?

[@Kevinegan1]

The old 8 and 10 foot dishes work well as water heaters. Just get a black heavy duty garden hose and wind it around on the inside of the dish. Attach the hose with cable ties. Point the dish at the sun. As water flows around and around in a spiral inside the dish it comes out hot on the other end especially if you let the water stand in the hose for about a1/2 hour.

[@Gator141a]

Would work much better if water passes near focal point of dish

[@monapemanong3489]

It's awesome n cost effective. I like it.

[@benjamintsmith6709]

monape manong

[@charleswilkerson564]

monape manong p.o.

[@Graeme_Lastname]

Just a couple of things. Cutting the antenna wire to resonance will, most likely, improve the performance. Also soldering the connector to the can would work better than glue. Solder is conductive etc. I got a dish in my back yard, so who knows. Catch ya on 2.4GHz ? 🙂

[@IrateMoogle]

Why did this pop up in my recommended? I haven't searched this but I've been thinking it for a couple of days. Sometimes I swear KZbin can read my mind.

[@kingi7607]

same

[@tmoneyjam420]

Joe Blaine what makes you think they can't?

[@izyankhairunnisa99]

Joe Blaine haha.. destiny xD

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

dished are everywhere...KZbin may have one pointed at your home.

[@chadmofostanford]

You can bet that they can and that they do!

[@rustyshackelford1413]

It used to be a thing to cover one with foil, attach a grow light, and hang it in a closet. They fit great and reflect plenty of light to produce healthy plant or two. Just one of the many skills from my younger days not applicable to my current life.

[@jugertmucoimaj9017]

Thanks! I finally can communicate with my family back home in Andromeda

[@richardturner6981]

@ Jugert Mucoimaj: tell them i said hello.

[@LifeInElSalvador]

amazing how you have everything in your garage...

[@JAHISRAEL]

I actually have all that stuff too......in fact several old satellite dishes and the rest.........even the 10ft satellite dishes

[@Chris_Silverhaze]

+Nikola Tesla - Wow aren't you great and so much better.

[@JAHISRAEL]

You must have trouble reading the English language or maybe understanding basic words when put into a sentence. I hate to break it to you but actual people type words here and they are not in my head or believe it or not in your head. Btw idiot I was obviously replying to the Arab. Are you that fucking stupid? That "silverhaze" is obviously between your ears. Now in something you must understand.......STFU Mr Low IQ

[@iChocoCookie]

Including his new WAMBOGINI, but you know what's better than materialistic things? KNAWLEDGE!

[@safrazhamid4784]

very cool, presentation & illustration was perfect 👍🏽

[@antsara9218]

i really enjoyed this video, thanku:)

[@keithmclachlen8332]

Ant Sarah

[@jordyplaysgamesAUTISMYEET]

Dude this is so useful. dude you remind me of my uncle, he can make all kinds of stuff like this too. I gotta show him this video

[@jesshadfield3566]

Fun fact, you can use the wifi cantenna for uhf only ota tv

[@yashara.j6340]

THANK YOU

[@johnnyvirginia922]

Thank you for showing me how dumb I am and your welcome I guess ... cool beans no pun intended..

[@username8171]

I used mine for a bird bath, works great !

[@FullOfMalarky]

Nighhawkinlight made a cool parabolic mirror that can be used for cooking as well

[@kipkay]

Yes...that one has been done before.

[@FullOfMalarky]

kipkay just cool has if someone wants to make the cooker, they can merge ideas from both videos and save there satellite dish for free wifi

[@cookiezillaevan]

+sean ridge you're* Your means you own it, You're means you are.

[@cookiezillaevan]

+Anthony Lepore ...I'm amazed at how terrible the English language is

[@jamesflat-earth2385]

Yur period cookievillian" wear iz it!

[@shivercanada]

This is awesome, I can choose what to make out of mine. thanks man! God Bless

[@TivBoiMedia]

A while ago I was on active duty far off in the deserts of Fort Irwin, CA. I and my colleagues had spotty service so I made a similar device using a the concave bottom of a can and cut up my longest charging cord. Placed it from a calculated focal point from my dish I ran the cord to my phones antenna and BOOM i had service. They didnt believe it so I made calls and received messages as I was dialing the numbers, other soldiers came by and used it to improve their service.

[@onlymetime1997]

T. Jay Talking so this is real

[@thnzxc]

I used the dish for tv signal four years ago and still works like charm!👍

[@LloydBrinker]

Exactly what I was looking for. My dish is on a pole in the yard already and I have a similar $10 antenna. All I have to do is mount and turn. Thank you for this sir!

[@Dreams062]

Does it work

[@RHAMaxis]

i like you. its like you trying to sell a product but your not. its fascinating

[@dug5940]

My uncle hoisted a giant one and used it as a dome for his ceiling

[@harlemstudios3614]

Isn't it amazing how that "satellite" dish picked up a bunch of broadcast signals!?! WoW!

[@mikelute77]

Harlem Studios lol yep it's all land based.

[@fahada.988]

I love it how he says " we'll see you next time" when he can't see us and he is alone

[@WatchManGamer]

Well, that went dark.

[@BaaBaaBruh]

*coughs* DOMINO THE CAT

[@Bman54X]

Pretty sure he's married

[@Gmoney818]

+Tydekan I think tux died

[@fahada.988]

+The Gordon Show he did ( he made a video about it)😢

[@geekhacks]

How to make a 4G / LTE booster or receiver out of satellite dish where the signal is weak ?

[@richardjellis9186]

The 1st one works a treat.! I'm using it to collect rain to water my plants, but it does work a treat.

[@forresterickson6225]

To what did the microphone connect? Exact make and model please.

[@laylacrager605]

Yes. Exactly. Also where did the headphones connect? This project seems unfinished

[@jeremypointer417]

How do you connect the microphone to the headphones

[@nicholasbainnb]

Question, for the wifi can antenna, can you put the coper wire in the bottom of the can or would that not work/be the best? Also can you use a pop can, like a monster energy drink to do this?

[@kimmize1370]

Direct t V

[@mangeload]

I don't think aluminum cans would work

[@pnwRC.]

The HD antenna hack is a fantastic project! I'm anxious to try making one for myself.

[@mukulparnami4239]

Please suggest how do you do this with ethernet cable??

[@azraeihalim]

Can't because ethernet is DIGITAL cable and frequency need analog cable to make it works

[@Mexjeremiah1]

With the aluminum tape still on , will that make the HD antenna better

[@evahle]

Excellent thank you!

[@BasementEngineer]

When I found such a satellite dish at the road side, I made it into a bird bath.

[@kw-kevinswildwackyweirdwor8795]

Hot glue will act as an insulator, and will goof with the SWR of the transmitted wifi signal. Did I mention, without proper tuning of the cantenna, you will burn out the transmitter in the router, due to high SWR.

[@edbouman5013]

Great video KipKay!

[@darkarch757]

i thought that the ad was going to be baked beans. whoops

[@PenguinTac0s]

SAME LOL

[@roffle6703]

oh my gosh me too

[@Perktube1]

Roll that beautiful bean footage.

[@Lyrabon]

+Perktube1 Feans Fart Beans. LOOOOOOL

[@AdamosDad]

2:29 use pop rivets or bolts for grounding.

[@CharlieGosh]

You're better off with at least one screw/bolt in the Cantenna socket. That way the can is a ground reference (compared to the antenna element) rather than just "a floating piece of metal nearby."

[@allu488]

I miss tux :(

[@MistaMoose]

Same :(

[@joannathaarland1520]

Tux will always be remembered

[@jackfromunboxtherapy7661]

:)

[@ioletsgo7539]

He dieded

[@nojuslisauskas5000]

Same

[@patrickporco6972]

Clever gadgets...nice to have so many parts just laying around that just so happen to be perfect for the projects...

[@soldierski1669]

I have everything, less the dish and white chain, but I do have SS cord.

[@antn8387]

The solar cooker retrofit is amazing

[@farahkhan8522]

Everything fits perfectly

[@ianluedke]

MAKE A PART 2 THIS WAS AMAZING!!!!! LIKE IF YOU AGREE

[@carl6405]

Excellent work Kipkay!! The best DIY videos on the net. How bout a cell signal booster Kipkay style?

[@pwb0511]

Cool stuff. Could you make a Ray gun to vaporize the haters who ridicule your projects?

[@imhal9000]

Reuse the last one as a spotlight. Mount a bright light source on the arm pointed towards the silver tape coating.

[@p.s.4777]

Nice video. Thanks for the tips.

[@tenwang7]

Well done and found it quite amazing and inspiring too!

[@thesenewythandlessuck]

Wow. This video is a joke dude for entertainment purpose only

[@Ilovelazers]

Take a shot every time he says "LNB"

[@andrewosborne7544]

You'd be trashed!

[@akhilkhatavate6911]

Nice job