I believe that RHR is testing starlink at some of their sites. So far it
seems as though they have success.
I have used my flex radio via starlink (outbound) It worked about as well
as a 4G LTE link.
73
Ria
N2RJ
On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 5:53 PM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> I've been asked to partake in some remote contesting here and there, but my
> local internet provider is not-the-best at providing consistency to say the
> least, so unfortunately I have had to disappoint my team and drop out. It's
> very disheartening and a little embarrassing to be "that guy". Today I am
> "that guy" but hoping to get FB information from the great contesters on
> this list !
>
>
>
> Anyways, my ISP is my only local option, so I am kinda stuck for local
> providers. There is no (coax) cable, glassfiber, DSL or wireless in my
> area
> except the one I am with now. (Yeah, I really AM that far out in the
> puckerbrush!) Fantastic for low snr radio and hunting/fishing but notsomuch
> for qrq internet hi.we get our TV via Bell Satellite, but it's expensive
> enough already and I think the Internet is even worse. I understand when I
> last checked it out that latency #'s were huge.
>
>
>
> Has anyone used Starlink to remote into their contest station?
>
>
>
> AFAICT, it's now available in my area and I'd likely go with the $850 pkg
> vs. the $2500 pkg. I've only just started to research but so far have not
> found terms like latency, jitter or packet loss in the docs I've seen.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have some advice whether it's doable via Starlink?
>
>
>
> Today my local internet has latency #'s up to 5.35 seconds and up/dn-load
> speeds of less than dialup (I wish I was kidding). Other times, I see
> about
> 70ms latency, 20Mb down and 1Mb up which (to me) seems abt normal.
>
>
>
> I did the WAG contest remote and was seeing latency numbers approaching 2
> seconds so I know for sure that number is way too high. (2-3 second delays
> were painful for me and I am sure all the Germans calling me)
>
>
>
> What are good #'s and what does Starlink give?
>
>
>
> Advice?
>
>
>
> Tnx all !
>
>
>
> Mike - VE9AA
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>
>
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