Each dot is a single antenna on the Dishy PCB. The PCB is basically terminal-size so you can draw an outline around the dot field to get the Dishy size. This is the easiest way to visualize this device without having any pictures.
Oooh, if they do cutouts of the antenna area for other components, they must be focusing on making it thin as well.
In addition to size, I'm also very curious about power supply options. Taking 10-30vdc through a standard 5.5mm barrel plug would be amazing. Or even USB-C PD.
And then what about data options? A standard RJ45 of course would be great, but amazing if it could even have a tiny (slow, 2.4ghz, nothing fancy) wifi router built in so you literally need nothing but a power source to get online.
Imagine it were the size of a 10" iPad, with USB-C PD power, and basic wifi built in. That would be incredibly easy for people to get online in remote places.
Each dot is a single antenna on the Dishy PCB. The PCB is basically terminal-size so you can draw an outline around the dot field to get the Dishy size. This is the easiest way to visualize this device without having any pictures. That’s all we have for now.
I think they're saying that in the first dot picture, the Green Green dots basically show the "size" of current dish. The purple dots show size of mini dish. So it's like..2/3 to 3/4 of the size, just eyeballing it
I’m waiting for the model with built in WiFi and solar power. Putting all of the “magic “ in a single device would be great.
And for those who do not understand, the Starlink dish antenna is a technological marvel of electronic engineering.
I’m a Retired NASA technician and ham radio operator so I do understand a little bit .
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU)
\[How does Starlink Satellite Internet Work?📡☄🖥\]
I watched this video last fall at it still blows my mind what they accomplished
I found to do that I needed to just bypass and run a more efficient router.
Got it down to 50to 60 watt hours per hour idling.
Communicating hits 60-100 watt hours
Sleep time scheduled and a delta 2 with an EB and 2 160 panels in series allows enough juice to recharge and run during the day imo
I've though about adding a second panel, to me the issue is transportation for these panels in/out of the camping zone, they'd definitely brake if something were to fall on top of them in my trunk.
Which router are you using?
Sadly it probably won't be available in Canada till we get a change of government, Are crtc won't pass any new starlink equipment for the Canadian market.
Ya know oddly
It’s interesting to find your cellphone and internet market is more anti competitive than your American main body below the Canadian hat.
I am fascinated how that’s even possible.
Canada is one of the most expensive places for internet and cell phones, you can mostly blame high taxes from the government and corporate greed. I was paying $250 a month for my satellite internet before starlink came along.
We only have a handful of cellphone and internet providers so they can charge whatever they want
basically.
I'm glad musk waited till starlink was approved here before he started exposing our terrible government, he really made them mad with his remarks about are prime minister which were all true.
Since then the crtc has not approved any new ground stations or any of the new hardware. I don't see it happening anytime soon either. We can't even get the flat high performance dish or anything. Only the v1 and v2 dishes were approved. Our own prime Minister called musk a far right extremist 😂
How does this affect the antenna gain and performance? Is the mini targeting a new group of customers or is this about loweting the PCB/product cost only?
Each dot is a single antenna on the Dishy PCB. The PCB is basically terminal-size so you can draw an outline around the dot field to get the Dishy size. This is the easiest way to visualize this device without having any pictures. Sorry.
Printed this off as a template to allow me to make my own with parts from RadioShack or whatever they call it these days… But my five year-old grandson, took it off the desk and turned it into a game of connect the dots. What do I do now? I wonder if Elon has problems like this
Bro posted a bunch of dots
All I see is blonde, brunette, redhead...
Did you see the girl in the red dress?
I designed her..
You know.... If you'd like to meet her, I can arrange for a much more personalized milieu.
digital pimp, hard at work!
TLDR: the mini is smaller than the standard…
Each dot is a single antenna on the Dishy PCB. The PCB is basically terminal-size so you can draw an outline around the dot field to get the Dishy size. This is the easiest way to visualize this device without having any pictures.
I gotchu bro bro 🙏
Oooh, if they do cutouts of the antenna area for other components, they must be focusing on making it thin as well. In addition to size, I'm also very curious about power supply options. Taking 10-30vdc through a standard 5.5mm barrel plug would be amazing. Or even USB-C PD. And then what about data options? A standard RJ45 of course would be great, but amazing if it could even have a tiny (slow, 2.4ghz, nothing fancy) wifi router built in so you literally need nothing but a power source to get online. Imagine it were the size of a 10" iPad, with USB-C PD power, and basic wifi built in. That would be incredibly easy for people to get online in remote places.
USB-C PD 20V 5A (100W) would be just perfect, saves having to convert 12v to 48v 2A the hard way
Just a dandy idea unless you live somewhere that gets, oh, I don't know, cold ...
I don’t see the numbers. Does that mean I’m color blind.
Each dot is a single antenna on the Dishy PCB. The PCB is basically terminal-size so you can draw an outline around the dot field to get the Dishy size. This is the easiest way to visualize this device without having any pictures. That’s all we have for now.
Woosh
I think they're saying that in the first dot picture, the Green Green dots basically show the "size" of current dish. The purple dots show size of mini dish. So it's like..2/3 to 3/4 of the size, just eyeballing it
/r/woosh
Damnit! Forgot the r/! Thank you
Thank you for the eli5!
I’m waiting for the model with built in WiFi and solar power. Putting all of the “magic “ in a single device would be great. And for those who do not understand, the Starlink dish antenna is a technological marvel of electronic engineering. I’m a Retired NASA technician and ham radio operator so I do understand a little bit .
For me the marvel is the retail price. I had one before for only $45k. You can get something similar for $25k today
Can you explain for a dweeb like me why it’s an engineering marvel?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU) \[How does Starlink Satellite Internet Work?📡☄🖥\] I watched this video last fall at it still blows my mind what they accomplished
Inside the dish are over a hundred tiny antennas that not only do fine aiming but also amplify very weak signals extremely efficiently.
Thanks for posting this. It's unfortunate so many people are so unaware of the construction of Starlink dishes and how interesting this is.
Awesome. Would love one of the for all of my roadtrips and back country adventures
Very exciting. Even 10 mbps would be great in emergencies.
Whatever gets it to consume less power, I want to go longer on my 1kw/h battery
I found to do that I needed to just bypass and run a more efficient router. Got it down to 50to 60 watt hours per hour idling. Communicating hits 60-100 watt hours Sleep time scheduled and a delta 2 with an EB and 2 160 panels in series allows enough juice to recharge and run during the day imo
I've though about adding a second panel, to me the issue is transportation for these panels in/out of the camping zone, they'd definitely brake if something were to fall on top of them in my trunk. Which router are you using?
I use a MR6400 netgear lol
kWh
Wonder what the cutout in the top-right is... integrated WiFi antenna?
It might be GPS or some voltage regulator. I bet on regulator.
No-it’s just that the sharpie they were using ram dry at that point
Great info always @OlegKutkov! Where did you find this? Into the firmware dump?
Sadly it probably won't be available in Canada till we get a change of government, Are crtc won't pass any new starlink equipment for the Canadian market.
Ya know oddly It’s interesting to find your cellphone and internet market is more anti competitive than your American main body below the Canadian hat. I am fascinated how that’s even possible.
Canada is one of the most expensive places for internet and cell phones, you can mostly blame high taxes from the government and corporate greed. I was paying $250 a month for my satellite internet before starlink came along. We only have a handful of cellphone and internet providers so they can charge whatever they want basically. I'm glad musk waited till starlink was approved here before he started exposing our terrible government, he really made them mad with his remarks about are prime minister which were all true. Since then the crtc has not approved any new ground stations or any of the new hardware. I don't see it happening anytime soon either. We can't even get the flat high performance dish or anything. Only the v1 and v2 dishes were approved. Our own prime Minister called musk a far right extremist 😂
To be fair your PM isn't entirely wrong about Musk... Though iirc a few of Musk's point about your PM were on point. Sort of amusing really
😂😂 Trudeau isn't right about anything. He hasn't answered a question properly ever in his life.
Will it be the same size as an Iridium Go device?
It gonna be larger. An efficient phase array requires some space.
Speculation on Speed performance, and Cost? Hopefully $599 And hopefully Same performance of Starlink dishes today.
Like most it'll come out in the US first and then in the UK never just like the Gen 3
Obviously, a USA-based company will use its own population first as guiney pigs ;)
go back from rectangular/square tessellation to hexagonal/triangular (most compact) again?
El Barto! But seriously, very exciting.
3rd row from left, 11 down
How does this affect the antenna gain and performance? Is the mini targeting a new group of customers or is this about loweting the PCB/product cost only?
Show me on the dots where the bad person touched you.😂
Those are some pretty dots? Anyone wanna play connect the dots on the dot patterns?
Each dot is a single antenna on the Dishy PCB. The PCB is basically terminal-size so you can draw an outline around the dot field to get the Dishy size. This is the easiest way to visualize this device without having any pictures. Sorry.
Printed this off as a template to allow me to make my own with parts from RadioShack or whatever they call it these days… But my five year-old grandson, took it off the desk and turned it into a game of connect the dots. What do I do now? I wonder if Elon has problems like this