Fun To Be Had With a 10-Foot Satellite Dish?

An anonymous reader writes "I'm moving to a rural community in the central United States. On the property is a satellite dish in excess of 3 meters in diameter that seems to still be in excellent condition. I already enjoy shortwave radio and was wondering what interesting TV feeds I might be able to catch with the dish. What kind of equipment would I need and how much should I expect to spend? If it's not useful for that purpose, what other fun projects might I use it for?"

Bird bath

[DoofusOfDeath]

Set it up as a bird bath, and get yourself a shotgun. With the size of the birds that would visit, you could feed your whole family.

Re:Astronomy?

[Another, completely]

Are you suggesting that wouldn't meet the goal of being "fun?"

Big Ugly Dish (BUD) Programing // USE IT

[pdp1144]

I was paying $100.00 USD per YEAR for BUD satellite programing. I was getting around 3,000 digital channels. I didn't sign up for any of the move channels.