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If you built a small elevated box with an entry hole, placed the starlink on top, and then put a plastic dome or shroud around the starlink so cats couldn't res
by qbasic_forever 5y ago
If you built a small elevated box with an entry hole, placed the starlink on top, and then put a plastic dome or shroud around the starlink so cats couldn't rest on top you'd make everyone happy. The warmth of the dish would keep the little nest below it comfortable for cats, and you'd be happy with good reception.
- suzzer99 5y agoCats like to have a perch to see the comings and goings in their territory, at least during the day. I believe in the big viral photo the cats in the dish have a heated cathouse nearby, which they only use at night.
- More-nitors 5y agoif it's possible to put a plastic dome, can we just make the dome such that the snow won't build up? (which will probably make self-heating unnecessary... or are there temperature requirements?)
- scarab92 5y agoStarlink dishes don't have a dedicated heater inside to melt snow. I don't know where the author of the article got that idea from. They are just power hungry and produce enough waste heat that it's not a problem.
- fignews 5y agoI think the idea is they can run extra-inefficiency to produce even more heat if needed.
- ChuckMcM 5y agoWe have a pretty decent hawk and owl population so perhaps that discourages cats from sleeping out in the open on a serving plate.
- animal531 5y agoIt would have to be a pretty sharp shape to deter a cat, perhaps a traffic cone type configuration would work well.