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Drove through Smith's Falls last time, going from Ottawa to Kingston. Noticed this "Flat Parabolic" (?) half way up the tower - center of picture.
Just had to take a picture with cell phone.
The antenna in the center of the picture looked like it had a 2-dimentional flat parabolic reflector and a yagi-style antenna as the receiving elements at the "focus" point.
Anyone know what this antenna is designed for?
Sorry if picture is small and not very good. I might be able to post a better picture later. But the "Flat Parabolic" (?) antenna was high up and I used the maximum zoom available to me on my cell phone.
It was across the street from the old Tim Hortons, main strip, downtown Smith's Falls, Ontario, Canada. Buildings near base of tower are a Fire Hall and I think a Bell Canada building.
When I looked at it from the ground, it looked like they had something like a YAGI style antenna as the receiving elements at the focus of the parabolic reflector.
Could this type of antenna ... or a version of it ... be used for OTA TV reception? UHF ?
Just had to take a picture with cell phone.
The antenna in the center of the picture looked like it had a 2-dimentional flat parabolic reflector and a yagi-style antenna as the receiving elements at the "focus" point.
Anyone know what this antenna is designed for?
Sorry if picture is small and not very good. I might be able to post a better picture later. But the "Flat Parabolic" (?) antenna was high up and I used the maximum zoom available to me on my cell phone.
It was across the street from the old Tim Hortons, main strip, downtown Smith's Falls, Ontario, Canada. Buildings near base of tower are a Fire Hall and I think a Bell Canada building.
When I looked at it from the ground, it looked like they had something like a YAGI style antenna as the receiving elements at the focus of the parabolic reflector.
Could this type of antenna ... or a version of it ... be used for OTA TV reception? UHF ?