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A couple of points: - They got the dish/connection (I believe) free, they did an episode on it. - As far as I can tell (I've watched all their episodes) they'

• wingworks 5y ago
  I remember watching there install video, always wondered how it performed in real world conditions. A bit sad to hear there were no follow up videos.
  • state_less 5y ago
    He seemed to like it when I spoke with him. It draws 200ish watts, so you don’t want to leave it running over night. I was able to pull down weather/email and surf the web a bit at the Dry Tortugas. The connection seemed solid even while swinging on anchor. It wasn’t too swelly, which would make for a more trying test. I run an Iridium Go for weather now. It’s easier on energy and the wallet, but the trade off is a slow uplink.
    • wlll 5y ago
      Interesting, thanks for sharing!
• throw0101a 5y ago
  > As far as I can tell (I've watched all their episodes) they've never actually said it is any good, so maybe that tells me something? They've also hardly mentioned their solar panels, which tells you something? They've also hardly mentioned their their LiFePO batteries, which tells you something? They've also hardly mentioned the generator they got in South Africa, which tells you something? People don't notice when things go right. The fact that that the gear blends into the background is probably an indication of it just working. They did a live stream during one of the lockdowns (when they were still in the Bahamas?) when they did comment on it being very good. They said that without it they couldn't really have done much content during 2020(?).