Yo David! On Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:40:38 -0700 (PDT) David Lang 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 109 NW Wilmington Ave., Suite E, Bend, OR 97703 gem@rellim.com Tel:+1 541 382 8588 Veritas liberabit vos. -- Quid est veritas? "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." - Lord Kelvin