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> This is highly directional radiation That's the entire point! A poorly set up antenna can cause havoc. This is historically the reason for denying passenger
by GJim 2y ago
> This is highly directional radiation
That's the entire point!
A poorly set up antenna can cause havoc. This is historically the reason for denying passengers use of radio transceivers. Maybe Starlink is harmless, I don't know. But if it is, it will still take time for international maritime safety legislation to catch up.
Source: Marine enginner
- sponaugle 2y agoI fully understand the risk of highly directional radiation - but that is why I was asking if there was some actual specific testing done. I believe the software in the Starlink (and the beamforming) is designed to only transmit when it knows where it is pointing ( it uses receiver information and ephemeris data to know where and how to transmit ). I would suspect that if the dish was instead pointing directly at someone with no direct satellite reception there would not be high transmit power. Again, of course it could be catastrophic in unheard of ways, but is there any evidence of that as a real outcome, potential and likely outcome, or even likely theoretical outcome? I can understand it takes time for legislation to catch up, although that is far more a 'choice' than a requirement.