Starlink - Pros/Cons and power draw

For anyone in AK or other high-latitude areas, the orbits of most satellites doesn’t reach that high and you only can see their satellites in polar orbit.

This makes the normal rectangular starlink connection drop out quite a bit. I just installed the high performance flat dish and it has had a much better time because it extends the field of view from 100 to 140 degrees. It also has much more powerful snow melt.

The downside is that the dish consumes more power, but I have plenty of that. With 4 battle borns fully charged, I could have the truck parked for over two days without any solar or alternator input.

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