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From: bp@nyit.UUCP (Bruce Perens)
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Subject: Re: "shadowing" of satellites in GEO ...
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Date: Sun, 5-Jan-86 22:26:39 EST
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> how do you avoid having the
> Sun fry the receiver?
> 				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology

Infrared, having a shorter wavelength than microwave radio, is
DIFFUSED by the finish on most dishes. If you polished an unpainted
aluminum dish, this would become a problem. I would think the usual coat
of white paint is enough to eliminate the possibility of having your
radio dish act as a solar power plant.

				Bruce Perens
				decvax!philabs!nyit!bp