[Starlink] starlink at sea

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo David!

On Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:40:38 -0700 (PDT)
David Lang <david at lang.hm> wrote:

> it all depends on what you are comparing it to. This isn't designed
> for a 30 ft boat, but rather for commercial operations. SpaceX had
> talked about how this replaces the earlier satellite services they
> have had on their boats that were unreliable and cost >$150k/month
> with much better service listing for <$50k/month (for all their boats)

Yes, it compares favorably to the existing alternatives.  A mega-yauct
owner would not notice the price.

> This is designed to be an all-weather allways-on service, most
> boaters could just use a standard starlink RV setup and put it out
> when they need it (taking it down when the weather is poor)

Excapt, Starlink will not let yuo use the RV roaming plan when offshore.
The maritime plan explicitly covers open ocean.  The RV plan hardly goes
beyond the sight of land.

I imagine the main driver of the high cost is the prolem in getting
downlink stations between California and Hawaii, etc.  This will be a
real test of the sat to sat relaying.

RGDS
GARY
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