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> for the signal to stabilize too Weirdly analog expression, considering a device that hops from satellite to satellite very frequently. It takes ~10 minutes
by yencabulator 2y ago
> for the signal to stabilize too
Weirdly analog expression, considering a device that hops from satellite to satellite very frequently.
It takes ~10 minutes for Dishy to get a GPS fix and to do a wide beam slow-bandwidth download of exact satellite location data.
- lazide 2y agoIt also takes some time to build high resolution obstruction data. If you have perfect views, not an issue, but that is rare. Until that happens, you’ll experience unpredictable short loss of signal when it can’t talk to a sat it expects to be able to for a second or two due to a branch, building, etc. Usually 30 mins to a couple hrs and you’re fine, depending on the site and how much traffic. The more traffic, the faster it can find the ‘dead pixels’ and route around them. Remarkable tech!