[Starlink] Speaking of retirements...

[Alexandre Petrescu]

What is an RV unit?

In the offer from starlink in this country, saying 'Mobile', there are a 
couple of boxes to be put in a car, and a 'flat' antenna.  I suspect 
that flat antenna for in-car is not motorized, even though they could 
micro-motorize some micro parts of it (like motorizing the small 
hexagons of a large-diameter mirror of a telescope).

One of the in-car boxes is called a WiFi router; it claims to connect to 
at most 12 other such WiFi routers with a 'mesh'.  I suspect it is 
either for other starlink WiFi routers around the car, or for car-to-car 
platoon communications, in case only the platoon's head has the 'flat' 
antenna to talk to satellite.  Such a use case can be interesting.

So, I think theses starlink devices with flat antenna made to be put in 
a car, are with 12Volt adapters.

My question would be whether a platoon-to-platoon communication via a 
starlink train (ISL sat-to-sat) without going through a GS (ground 
station teleport) is possible today.  Probably yes.

Alex

Le 25/09/2023 à 08:05, Noel Butler via Starlink a écrit :
>
> When the heck are starlink going to release a true "RV unit" that is 12v?
>
> Sure we can hack it to do what starlink should have been doing all 
> along, but that's ugly, it voids our warranties, and is only of use to 
> those who have some understanding electronics.
>
> Surely they can design a 12v RV modem that has the boost converters 
> internally so its plug and play in campers or cars/vans, rather than 
> saying "this is RV - but you need inefficient mains inverters to use 
> it",  they charge a premium for sub standard service (low priority 
> data), surely they can add an extra, well at my singular buy price $15 
> in components, to them in mass production it would be more like $5.
>
> -- 
>
> Regards,
> Noel Butler
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