> Please make it easy for users to try your thing out, ideally without barriers such as signups or emails. You'll get more feedback that way.
> If your work isn't ready for users to try out, please don't do a Show HN. Once it's ready, come back and do it then. Don't post landing pages or fundraisers.
But I agree it's a little disappointing to not see the code behind the demo.
[1] https://github.com/benb0jangles/EZ-TRAK.git
ooterness•9mo ago
I was expecting something with motors controlled by a person, but this is literally picking up the dish and pointing it by muscle power.
Back of envelope, a 1 meter parabolic antenna at 1.7 GHz gives about 12 degree beam width (FWHM), which is what makes this practical. Very clever.