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Re:Setting up Starlink by tzs on Saturday April 10, 2021 @11:02AM (#26761952)
> Keep in mind that this is a phased array maintaining a relatively high bandwidth and high SNR link with the satellite.

Is it transmitting anything to the satellite when you are not actually trying to send internet data?

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Re:Setting up Starlink by geerlingguy on Saturday April 10, 2021 @11:27AM (#26762144)
It's definitely doing... something. I had my Kill-A-Watt in it for a few hours with some usage and lots of idle periods, and between the dish and router, power consumption was never below 94W. Average around 104W, peaks at 124W.

Motors weren't being used during my measurement period either.

The dish gets pretty warm in operation (it was already a warm spring day, so it wasn't trying to de-ice or anything).

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Re:Setting up Starlink by csomar on Saturday April 10, 2021 @04:43PM (#26764969)
My guess is that it's always communicating with the Satellites to adjust its position.
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