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TechWriter
Oct 29, 2019Explorer
Dutch_12078 wrote:TechWriter wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:
Spacex has said previously that the sats and ground terminals would work well for mobile operation, and that seems to be born out by the aircraft test transmissions mentioned in this article. That bodes well for the RV and OTR trucking markets it seems.
StarLink will probably use flat panel antennas (phased array) which may have to be gimbaled for some mobile applications.
For in-motion use, that's a possible solution, but for parked use the flat panel terminals would be similar to roof mounted sat TV dishes like the Trav'ler except with much fewer aiming issues. As long as there's enough sky view, regardless of the direction, they should work...
This may be the antenna -- about 6" x 6" capable of 20 Mbps:

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