Top products from r/Starlink
We found 2 product mentions on r/Starlink. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. TRENDnet USB to Serial 9-Pin Converter Cable, TU-S9, Connect a RS-232 Serial Device to a USB 2.0 Port, Supports Windows & Mac, Supports USB 1.1, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, 25 Inch Cable Length, Plug & Play
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
USB: The USB to serial adapter supports USB 1.1 and it is compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports.RS-232 SERIAL CONNECTOR: Connect RS-232 serial devices, such as modems or printers, using the widely supported USB standard found in most laptops and desktops today.SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS: The US...
Show Reddit reviews2. MPD Digital 400-n-Straight SMA-50 Times Microwave LMR-400 Coaxial Antenna Cable Line with N Male & Straight SMA Male Connectors, 50'
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
MADE IN THE U.S.A. by FCC Licensed Ham Radio Operators - Swept with Bird Site Hawk SK-4000 to assure VSWR less than 1:1.35Outer Jacket Material: Flexible UV Proof FR-PE, Outer Diameter: .400 (10.3mm) nom., SRL: per MIL-C-17/74The SMA Connector on this cable will not fit most Wi-Fi or Wireless Router...
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> And I’d like to learn about satellites and especially space internet connection
What I'd recommend doing is simply dig into learning about general serial data transmission protocols and about the OSI network model. If you can learn about the gritty details of TCP/IP and how to make your own digital data packets, it would go a long way to really understand how to use this technology.
If you want to experiment, there are several wireless serial data transceivers that you can use for some custom packet experiments at relatively low cost. Basically, you open a raw serial data port and then send your data through the wireless links. Note that I'm not recommending this particular supplier, just using it as an example of the kind of products you can access to play with this technology if you really want to get some direct "hands on" experience.
Mind you, working with raw RS-232 serial data is really in this case mostly for experimenting and learning about how to get it done rather than trying to make a ground breaking application and really pushing the technology where you might want to get into USB specs and other digital transmission protocols. If you learn at this level though, you can write your own ticket when it comes to getting employers noticing you.
If you have newer computers without a raw DB-9 RS-232 serial data connector, you can also buy some comparatively inexpensive USB converters and experiment with building your own network between several computers using just raw data connections and building a network from the hardware on up.
If you really master all of this and can get TCP/IP packets flowing through these connections, you will be set to be hacking the Starlink ground station as soon as it comes out for people outside of SpaceX. By hacking, I mean somebody who is really using the full power of the network and making applications beyond the casual default software that would be standard.
I really hope that SpaceX will permit us to get into that lower network level of packet operations without having to go into black hat hacking. It would make developing personal cubesats and other really fun satellite operations possible.
You will likely need an adapter to go from the inputs on your modem to SMA unless the modem uses SMA connectors.
After that you need to determine the length of cable needed to go from your modem indoors to the antenna where you plan to place it outside.
Once you know that you can buy the appropriate LMR400 cable with an N-Male connector on one end (to Yagi Antenna) and an SMA male connector on the other end (to Modem).
a link to the 50’ length LMR400 cable as an example