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Do we know anything about the end-user Starlink ground transceiver? Specifically, I wonder if a old digital satellite TV dish and an RTL-SDR dongle and a littl
by imglorp 7y ago
Do we know anything about the end-user Starlink ground transceiver?
Specifically, I wonder if a old digital satellite TV dish and an RTL-SDR dongle and a little software would do the job. That stuff should all be available in rough countries.
- syedkarim 7y agoRTL-SDRs are receive-only devices.
- blacksmith_tb 7y agoThat's enough equipment to receive Othernet (nee Outernet) transmissions[1] (which are one-way, but would keep you informed potentially - but not let you get any news out). 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othernet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othernet
- rtkwe 7y agoIt's been described vaguely as a flat disk about the size of a pizza box that only needs to be pointed mostly skyward. [0] It's extremely unclear how complex the radio setup will be in these so I'm not sure a simple SQR dongle would have the resolution to decode the signal. [0] https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/24/spacex-reveals-more-starlink-info-after-launch-of-first-60-satellites/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/24/spacex-reveals-more-starli...