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Cars are probably a pretty good application. Plenty of power available, good view of sky usually (or in a city with cell reception), and stable platform might help with directional antenna compared to handheld.


More power won't help you here, I think: Since this uses regular terrestrial LTE bands and modems, you wouldn't be allowed to use any more in the uplink than a regular phone (i.e. 250 or so mW EIRP).

I could see in-car based Starlink usage in the Ka band, though – the Starlink Mini terminal definitely fits the form factor and power envelope.


Okay maybe not more watts, but the same power can be made more directional with a phased array or something I'd assume? (I am not an EE)

EDIT: Oh, I see. EIRP already accounts for directionality and is measured where the antenna gain is highest. Never mind then!




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