Answers.Body: <p>Wildtronics have one parabolic dish kit for around 250 USD, the <a href="https://www.wildtronics.com/store.html#!/Pro-Mini-Parabolic-Clear/p/58684090/category=16104026" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pro Mini Parabolic</a>. They also have only the <a href="https://www.wildtronics.com/parabolicdish.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">parabolic dishes</a> from between 85 and 150 USD.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>If you are super tight on budget, but keen to craft something, this could be interesting:
  <a href="https://nocmig.com/2021/12/09/guest-blog-a-diy-low-budget-nocmig-parabolic-microphone-by-franck-hollander/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">A DIY low-budget NocMig parabolic microphone</a></p>
  <p>You could combine a parabolic dish from wildtronics, as suggested by Jon with some D.I.Y. microphone setup.</p>
  <p>I just learned that the Birdmic Startnext campaign by Birdfox <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/birdmic/birdmic-listen-to-birds-like-never-before" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> didn't reach its goal. Otherwise, this could have been interesting as well.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Becky, these are good for the price at £69:  <a href="https://www.parabolicmicrophone.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.parabolicmicrophone.co.uk/</a></p>
  <p>ta</p>
  
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Body: <p>I'm doing some field recording but we're not able to get super close to what we're looking to record. I figured a parabolic mic might be the move, but they all seem really expensive, and our budget is quite tight (£200 ish)</p>
  <p>Do you know any good parabolic mics that aren't too expensive? Or perhaps are you located in London/ Cambridge/ Glasgow and have one we could rent from you? Happy to provide more details!</p>
  <p>Cheers!</p>
  
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Title: Parabolic Microphones?
ThreadText: # Parabolic Microphones?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-06-20)
  
  I'm doing some field recording but we're not able to get super close to what we're looking to record. I figured a parabolic mic might be the move, but they all seem really expensive, and our budget is quite tight (£200 ish)
  
  Do you know any good parabolic mics that aren't too expensive? Or perhaps are you located in London/ Cambridge/ Glasgow and have one we could rent from you? Happy to provide more details!
  
  Cheers!
  
  **Tags:** recording, microphone, equipment, field-recordings
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Related: https://bioacoustics.stackexchange.com/questions/1089/parabolic-microphone-set-diy-resources?rq=1  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2023-06-21. Score: 3
  
  Wildtronics have one parabolic dish kit for around 250 USD, the [Pro Mini Parabolic](https://www.wildtronics.com/store.html#!/Pro-Mini-Parabolic-Clear/p/58684090/category=16104026). They also have only the [parabolic dishes](https://www.wildtronics.com/parabolicdish.html) from between 85 and 150 USD.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2023-06-26. Score: 2
  
  If you are super tight on budget, but keen to craft something, this could be interesting:
  [A DIY low-budget NocMig parabolic microphone](https://nocmig.com/2021/12/09/guest-blog-a-diy-low-budget-nocmig-parabolic-microphone-by-franck-hollander/)
  
  You could combine a parabolic dish from wildtronics, as suggested by Jon with some D.I.Y. microphone setup.
  
  I just learned that the Birdmic Startnext campaign by Birdfox [here](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/birdmic/birdmic-listen-to-birds-like-never-before) didn't reach its goal. Otherwise, this could have been interesting as well.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2023-07-06. Score: 1
  
  Becky, these are good for the price at £69: <https://www.parabolicmicrophone.co.uk/>
  
  ta
  
  
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