The transponder thread got me thinking about trying to build a single screen PAR set using yacht surplus radars and a KVH 1m gyro stabilized/tracking satellite head and a Seatel control box.
The funny thing is I can get all this stuff for free. 5 year old quarter million dollar gear is now garbage and will do the job.
Then I got to thinking, I can get a 25kW 3cm magnetotron and wave guide for free, (same for a 60kW 10cm rig, it will be old though, but functioning. These things are huge money new), I could put them on the bottom of something like a Lancair 360 and provide radar jamming escort for Cannonballers. You could charge $25k easy, if it works out the next year they'll be bidding. You always start with $50k in your sock for fines and bail along the way, and that's the both of you.
I think it has potential to make a few extra bucks.
The funny thing is I can get all this stuff for free. 5 year old quarter million dollar gear is now garbage and will do the job.
Then I got to thinking, I can get a 25kW 3cm magnetotron and wave guide for free, (same for a 60kW 10cm rig, it will be old though, but functioning. These things are huge money new), I could put them on the bottom of something like a Lancair 360 and provide radar jamming escort for Cannonballers. You could charge $25k easy, if it works out the next year they'll be bidding. You always start with $50k in your sock for fines and bail along the way, and that's the both of you.
I think it has potential to make a few extra bucks.