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What is this thing? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by Vupware@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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This dish was erected atop a roof of a shopping center near me a few weeks ago. It’s super ominous looking and it bugs me regularly.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What's it pointing at? That is a directional antenna. So it's trying to talk to something in that direction (either sending or receiving or both).

Edit: Note that the answer to what it's pointing at night be vague like "a city". Imagine a walkie talkie with a directional antenna. It doesn't need to be pointed directly at who you're talking to, just the general area would be fine.