Satellite Antenna Made From Emergency Blanket

When I made a satellite dish out of foil tape and an umbrella, everyone asked if I could do the same with emergency thermal blankets. I decided to give it a try, along with a few other viewer suggestions of metallic spray paint and reflective photography umbrellas. I was surprised to find that the thermal blanket glued to an umbrella actually does work! I built this quickly and not very carefully, so it could definitely be done a little better. In addition to the umbrella, thermal blanket, and spray glue, I used the following hardware for this project (these links give me an Amazon commission): Software-Defined Radio: https://amzn.to/3IsvJFL L-band Filter / Amplifier: https://amzn.to/4a50WL8 PCB Antenna feed: https://amzn.to/48MDTDJ SMA antenna adapters: https://amzn.to/490CedX I also used the following free software: SDR++ https://www.sdrpp.org/ Satdump: https://www.satdump.org/ Parabolic Dish calculator: https://www.analyzemath.com/parabola/... More information on receiving GOES satellites can be found here: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-com-g... And here: https://usradioguy.com/goes-satellite... Saveitforparts t-shirts and other merch at https://saveitforparts.myspreadshop.com/ Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @saveitforparts   Or support me via Patreon at   / saveitforparts   Check out gadgets and devices I like at https://www.amazon.com/shop/saveitfor...