[MassHistPres] Starlink satellite antennas

[Pierre A. Humblet]

Here is one https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/dishy-mcflatface

SpaceX nicknames Starlink Internet user terminal 'Dishy McFlatface'

Size is about the same as a regular sat TV antenna.
The problem is the technical requirements that they must have full view 
of the sky.
So they can't placed on the back side of a regular sloping roof or 
behind a chimney, nor near trees.
And they must be placed within 100' of a router, so no really far from 
the house.
We'd love to get in front of this, but we can't really prevent people in 
rural areas from using them  instead of slow and unreliable dsl.

Pierre

On 7/12/2021 2:21 PM, Justin Aborn wrote:
> We (Hingham) have not, but it seems like the sort of thing to get out 
> in front of.
>
> Do you happen to have any photographs of these antennas?
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 11:10 AM Pierre A. Humblet 
> <Pierre.Humblet at alum.mit.edu <mailto:Pierre.Humblet at alum.mit.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Starlink antennas for the satellite data communication system
>     deployed
>     by SpaceX are being installed rapidly in rural areas.
>
>     While their size is similar to that regular dish antennas, their
>     color
>     is white, they are installed basically facing the sky, and they must
>     have a full view of the sky down to low elevations, as they track
>     moving
>     satellites.
>     The above characteristics make them much harder to hide than regular
>     dish antennas.
>
>     Royalston is wondering if other HDCs have developed specific
>     regulations
>     about their use.
>
>     Pierre Humblet
>     Royalston HDC secretary
>
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