The metal in CDs is generally aluminum. -Mike- --- Bayard Coolidge USG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> I'm thinking of using them to construct my own Very Large Array > > Hmmmm... CDs ARE shiny, but is that really RF-reflecting metal in them? > If so, it would be interesting to build a dish sort of like the new > observatory in Hawaii (forgot the name, saw it on the Discovery Channel, > any avid astronomer will know what I mean). Now, I'm sure such a disk > - whoops, dish would suck for optical stuff, but for RF, it might be > rather usable. I'd love to try it on the various amateur microwave bands. > (Assuming I don't scare the hell out of any aircraft flying over who > wonder what it is! :-). > > 73, > > Bayard, N1HO > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > *****************************************************************
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