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Skibane
Explorer II
Aug 26, 2022

New smartphone direct-to-Starlink satellite service

Uses customer's existing smartphone and firmware - No hardware or software updates required. Passes signals directly between the smartphone and Starlink satellites - No terrestrial cell towers requ...
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Skibane
Explorer II
Aug 27, 2022
pianotuna wrote:
I can understand receiving a signal from a more powerful satellite, but how is 1/10 of a watt going to "reply"?


Increasing the receiving gain of the antenna on the satellite reduces the amount of transmit power required from the smartphone.

Having big "ears" makes it easier to "hear" weak signals.

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